Fire partially destroys car

KUCHING: A car was partially damaged after it caught fire at Taman Sri Wangi here on Tuesday night. According to the State Fire and Rescue Department operations centre, a distress call on the incident was received at 8.36pm. Following the call, eight Petra Jaya firefighters, one First Response Team (FRT) scania and three personnel of […]

Car catches fire in parking lot

KUCHING: A car was completely destroyed after it caught fire at Jalan Rubber yesterday. According to the State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre, the distress call on the incident was received around 9.48am. Following the call, nine Batu Lintang firefighters and the First Response Team (FRT) unit led by Senior Fire Officer II, […]

Car dashboard catches fire

KUCHING: The dashboard of a car caught fire near the headquarters of Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB) at The Isthmus here at 5.50pm on Saturday. State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) received a distress call on the incident and despatched a team of firefighters from Tabuan Jaya fire and rescue station to the scene. Upon arrival, […]

Fire destroys trailer and six vehicles

BINTULU:  Two Honda City cars, a Honda Civic, three Proton Saga cars and a trailer carrying them were destroyed by fire at Mile 16 Jalan Bintulu- Miri near Sebauh Junction yesterday. Firemen from Bintulu were deployed to the scene after being informed that a trailer had caught fire around 2.16pm. By the time the firemen […]

Car, bike destroyed in garage fire

ASAJAYA: Two vehicles caught fire in a residential garage at Kampung Asajaya Lot yesterday afternoon. According to the operations centre of the local fire department, an emergency about the fire was received around 3.35pm. A team of firefighters dispatched to the scene found a light truck and a motorcycle on fire. An adjoining house was […]

Woman injured after car catches fire in accident

MIRI: A woman suffered burns to her hands and leg after her car crashed into a tree and caught fire on Monday night. According to State Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu, the woman in her 30s was driving along Jalan Kuala Baram Bypass near Shell Station Permyjaya here when the […]

Car goes up in smoke

MIRI: A 63-year-old man was on his way to the city centre early Wednesday when he spotted plumes of smokes coming out of the front compartment of his car. Worried for his safety, he immediately pulled over to the roadside and called for help. Seven firemen from Miri fire station led by Abang Muhd Fhazil […]

Angry man arrested for arson

BETONG: A man torched several vehicles at a petrol station following after being accused of not paying for his fuel at Jalan Sie Meng Chan yesterday. A spokesperson from the State Fire and Rescue Department said the department received a report of the incident at 8.53am, and shortly after firefighters from the Betong fire station […]