Storm damages 12 houses in Beladin
BELADIN: An early morning storm struck Kampung Hulu Tengah today (July 16), leaving a trail of destruction as it blew off the roofs of 12 houses. The incident affected a total of 40 residents, and no injuries were reported among them. The affected residents have sought temporary shelter with their relatives and neighbours while awaiting the necessary […]
Fire causes 70 pct damage to house
MIRI: A double storey house in Pujut 8C was 70 per cent razed in a fire incident yesterday. However, it was fortunate that the inferno involved no casualties or injuries as no one was in the house at the time of the fire. This was because the occupants were out working, said Fire and Rescue […]
Loose barges crash into home
SIBU: A family of four managed to get out to safety after their house in Kampung Hilir here was hit by loose barges yesterday. Sibu district police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the 6.45am incident involved three barges that were initially moored in Ulu Lanang and later drifted to Sungai Antu area where they […]
Family members oblivious of burning house
SARATOK: Ten members of a family were reportedly oblivious of the fire that was razing in the top floor of their double-storey house at Lot Wawasan Kampung Melango here Tuesday morning. They were only aware that their house was burning after being alerted by a neighbour who saw the fire in one of the bedrooms. […]
State government committed to helping Kg Tunku residents
BY ZARINA ABDULLAH KUCHING: The Sarawak government has helped as much as possible to solve the problem of structural cracks in the homes of residents at Kampung Tunku RPR, Phase 2, Petra Jaya. The cracks and damage occurred due to the work on sewerage projects in the surrounding areas since 2017. Law, State-Federal Relations and […]
Four persons including two children escape burning house
BINTANGOR: A family of four survived after their house at Batu 1, Jalan Pakan here was burned down this afternoon. Firefighters from the Bintangor station rushed to the scene after receiving a distress call at 12.38pm. “The single-storey house was completely destroyed. A vehicle parked nearby was also damaged,” the Fire and Rescue Operations Centre […]
21 residents made homeless in Bario fire
MIRI: Fire gutted an eight-door longhouse and a stand-alone dwelling at Kampung Pa Derung, Bario in the wee hours of Friday (March 19). Miri Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) chief Law Poh Kiong said fortunately, no casualties and injuries were reported. “The police along with (utilities company) Sarawak Energy Berhad were alerted of the incident […]
Sleepless nights for granny due to landslide
KUCHING: Nona Budis has been experiencing sleepless nights ever since the walls of her home at Kampung Garung here collapsed due to a landslide. The walls were twice hit by landslides, namely the first happened in August last year and the recent incident was last Tuesday (Jan 12). Recounting the incident, the 63-year-old said she […]
Fire guts two houses, leaves 25 homeless
MIRI: Two double-storey houses in Long Lama, were gutted by fire on Monday (Dec 14) evening. The fire also left 25 residents homeless and all are now temporarily staying with their relatives. The State Fire Department operations centre despatched firemen from the Lopeng fire station to the scene after receiving a distress call around 5.35pm. […]
Firefighters’ swift response saves the day
BINTULU: Smokes were seen coming out from the top floor of the house in Happy Garden, Taman Putrajaya here yesterday. Bintulu fire station deployed firefighters to the scene after receiving a distress call around 7.34am on the incident. The firefighters discovered that an air conditioner was on fire and successfully put out the blaze at […]
