Kabong fire victims aided with RM50,000
KABONG: Victims whose 10 premises which were destroyed in a fire last week had received a donation from Saratok MP. A total of RM50,000 was handed over by Datuk Ali Biju who went to visit them near the scene yesterday. In his Facebook statement, Ali conveyed his sympathy to the families of the victims and […]
Fire breaks out at seafood restaurant
SERIAN: A seafood restaurant at Jalan Serian By-Pass was nearly burned down in the wee hours today. The incident happened around 2.48 am and firemen from Serian fire station were promptly deployed to the scene, about 1.7km from the station. After arriving, the firemen proceeded to put out the blaze. The flames only caused about seven […]
‘Fire Heroes’ receive recognition
SRI AMAN: Seven men were recognised as heroes following their brave action in saving their longhouses and a grocery store from being destroyed by fire recently. The fire incidents happened in three separate districts – Saratok on Jan 28, Betong on Jan 30 and Sri Aman on Feb 4. The heroes are Muhammad Irsan Manshorshah […]
Fire engulfs community hall
KABONG: The community hall in Kampung Nyabor was engulfed in flames in the wee hours on Monday (Feb 14). A spokesman from the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department operations centre said the incident happened at 3.40am. Saratok firemen were despatched to the scene and they managed to prevent the fire from spreading to a nearby […]
Fire destroys workers quarters in Sibu
SIBU: The top floor of a shophouse in Jalan Salim, which was turned into a quarters for six workers, was completely destroyed in a fire on Monday (Jan 10). Fortunately, no one was injured in the blaze as the occupants were out. Firefighters from the Sibu Central and Sungai Merah stations were deployed to the […]
Shophouse razed in fire
MIRI: A double storey shophouse has been razed in a fire at Jalan Kuching, Taman Tunku here on Saturday night. Fortunately, no casualties were reported in the blaze, which destroyed 70 percent of the building structure, disclosed Miri Fire and Rescue Department zone six chief Supt Law Poh Kiong. He said 12 firemen from both […]
Fire incident at SMK Balai Ringin gets ministry’s attention
KUCHING: The Ministry of Education (MOE) is taking immediate follow-up actions on the 3am fire incident on Saturday (Jan 8) that has affected part of SMK Balai Ringin in Serian. Its minister Datuk Dr Radzi Jidin said that he was informed of the fire which involved the school’s teachers room and administration block. “Alhamdulillah, no […]
Rude awakening for guard as fire destroys school block
SERIAN: An explosion abruptly awakened the school guard of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Balai Ringin before realising that the administration block was on fire in the wee hours of Saturday (Jan 8). The Sarawak Fire Department was immediately alerted after the top floor of the block (teachers’ room) was found destroyed at 3.05am. Firemen from […]
Worker’s quarters destroyed in fire
KUCHING: A wooden worker’s quarters at Bintawa Village here was engulfed in flames this afternoon (Nov 24). The fiery incident happened around 1.25pm and no injuries or casualties were reported. Firemen from Tabuan Jaya and Padungan stations were despatched to the scene to put out the flames. By the time they arrived, the wooden quarter […]
Swift action prevents total destruction of sawmill
SIBU: Swift action by firefighters prevented a sawmill here from total destruction after a fire broke out in the wee hours of Thursday (Oct 21). The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said firefighters were rushed to the factory located along Jalan Sungai Engkilo here after a distress call was received at 2.54am. Firefighters at the […]
