Wee-hour fire destroys house in Sebuyau
SEBUYAU: A two-storey wooden house in Kampung Bulan here was destroyed by fire in the wee hours today. A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said they received an emergency call from the public around 3.55 am. Firemen from Simunjan station were promptly despatched to the scene, about 54km from the station. On […]
Morning blaze renders six homeless
MIRI: Six people were left homeless this morning (Sept 25) after their house at Lorong Meranti 2, Kampung Abdul Rahman Lambir here, was destroyed by fire. The Miri Fire and Rescue Department reported that it was alerted to the incident at 7.16 am. A team from the Lopeng Fire Station quickly responded to the scene. […]
Car, motorcycle gutted in separate fires
KUCHING: Two vehicles were completely destroyed in early morning fires at different locations today. Fortunately, no injuries or casualties were reported in the incidents. A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department said the cases happened around 12.10 am near Siburan and at around 3.55 am in Bintulu. The first case involved a Perodua Myvi […]
Midnight fire destroys house in Lundu
LUNDU: A house fire broke out in Kampung Opek, Lundu, resulting in the complete destruction of a temporary residence. According to the state Fire and Rescue Department, after receiving an emergency call at 12.11am today (July 15), a team of firefighters was promptly despatched to the scene. Upon arriving, they found that the house was engulfed in […]
Store, lorry destroyed in fire
KUCHING: A store used for storing fertilisers and a lorry were destroyed in a fire that occurred today (June 4) at Jalan Telaga Air, Mile 11. There were no injuries or casualties reported during the incident, which took place at 11.35 am. According to a spokesperson from the Malaysia Fire and Rescue Department (MFRD), firemen […]
Sibu fire destroys storeroom in commercial premises
SIBU: A storeroom in a commercial building at Jalan Wong Soon Kai here was destroyed by fire last night. Fortunately, no injuries or casualties were reported in the 10.30 pm blaze. Sibu central fire station chief Suna Kaha said his men and firemen from Sungai Merah station were deployed to the scene to put out […]
27-door longhouse gutted in fire
BETONG: A total of 129 residents of Rumah Peter Igoh Nanga Mujan Skrang were made homeless after their 27-door longhouse was razed to the ground yesterday afternoon (March 31). The 129 residents, comprising 59 men, 57 women, and 13 children, were affected by the afternoon inferno. Firemen from Betong fire station were despatched to the […]
Firemen rescue man as fire razes home
MUKAH: Firemen rescued a 57-year-old man after an early morning fire razed his house at Kampung Balingian, here today. A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said firemen from the Mukah fire station received a distress call at around 1.53 am. Nine firefighters were despatched to the scene which was 61 kilometres away. […]
Do not play with fire
Fire is not loyal to anyone, stay away from it. – Anonymous FIRE is a good servant but a bad master. Remember this idiom which our parents and teachers keep reminding us about during our childhood? Simply put, it means fire is useful when under control but left unchecked, it is dangerous and destructive. And […]
Three high powered boats ruined in fire
BINTULU: Three high powered boats were destroyed in a fire in a jetty of Kampung Sinong early yesterday. All the three boats were 200 horsepower boats. Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre in a statement said they received an emergency call on the incident early yesterday morning around 12.21 am. “All the three […]
