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Electrical equipment shop damaged by fire

KUCHING: A fire at Sin Hin Cheong, Kota Sentosa Commercial Centre here, yesterday evening resulted in a 60 per cent loss to a shop specialising in electrical equipment. Fortunately, despite the severity of the incident reported at 6.25 pm, the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) confirmed there were no fatalities. According to reports, a team […]

Five shops affected, no casualties

KUCHING: Five shops at Ewe Hai Street here faced a fire outbreak today (Mar 8), with three completely consumed by flames and two partially damaged. Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) deputy director, Tiong Ling Hii, said that a team of 35 firefighters from Tabuan Jaya, Padungan, and Batu Lintang fire stations was dispatched to […]

BOMBA swiftly controls blaze at Scouts HQ

KUCHING: The Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (BOMBA) effectively quelled a fire that broke out at the Malaysian Scout Association Sarawak Branch building situated on Jalan Batu Lintang. Upon receiving a distress call at 5.57 am this morning (Feb 6), teams from both the Batu Lintang and Padungan stations were swiftly deployed to address the […]

Classroom catches fire

KEPALA BATAS: A classroom at SK Lahar Yooi, Jalan Merbau Kudong here caught fire earlier yesterday. There were no casualties or injuries reported in the fire that occurred around 8 am. Penang Fire and Rescue Department Operations officer Mohammad Fikhri Abdul Aziz said the department received an emergency call at 8.06 am and a fire […]

Living quarters destroyed in fire, residents unharmed

KUCHING: Twenty-six residents narrowly escaped a devastating blaze after their quarters in Jalan Semangat, Pending Industrial here was destroyed by fire on Saturday night (Feb 3). Miraculously, all of them were unharmed as one of the three blocks of the quarters belonging to the Multi Resources Factory was razed to the ground. A spokesman for […]

House fire alarm plan to curb incidence

KUCHING: Amendments to the Sarawak Building Ordinance 1994, involving legislation mandating every house to have a fire alarm, will be presented at the State Legislative Assembly (DUN) this year. Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Dr Sim Kui Hian, stated that he would present the proposal in an effort to better address building fires. “It will be […]

OKU teen dies in shophouse blaze

KUCHING: The charred remains of a teenage boy with disability were found in a shophouse at Jalan Liu Shan Bang, Mile 7 here which caught fire today (Jan 9). Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department assistant director of operations Henderi Ardimansyah said the remains of 12-year-old Jindra Hiew Zhi Tao were discovered at 5.26pm. “His body […]

Tahfiz school’s kitchen damaged in early morning fire

KUCHING: A pre-dawn fire has partially damaged the kitchen area of a Tahfiz school in Kampung Semerah Padi here today (Dec 10). Fortunately, no injuries or casualties were reported as 32 students and staff managed to evacuate to safety. A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said firemen from Petra Jaya and Padungan […]

Shoplot destroyed in morning fire

MIRI: A double-storey shoplot was partially destroyed in an early morning fire at Eastwood Valley Industrial Estate today. No injuries were reported in the incident. A team of firemen from Lopeng fire station was rushed to the scene upon receiving a distressed call at 7.40 am. Upon their arrival, they found that the shoplot had caught […]

Couple injured in blaze at workers’ quarters

SIBU: A couple suffered burns after a workers’ quarters they were residing in near Sibu Airport was razed to the ground yesterday (Oct 20). In the incident, a 36-year-old foreign man suffered burns on his back while, his 40-year-old Malaysian wife suffered burns on her legs. Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) Zone 4 chief Andy […]