Washing machine catches on fire

KUCHING: A washing machine was completely destroyed when it suddenly went up in flames at a house in Jalan Siol Kandis today. State Bomba said that a distress call about the incident was received at 2.10pm and a team of firemen from Petra Jaya fire station was immediately despatched to the fire scene. Upon arrival, […]

Three SK Jaong teachers’ quarters perish in fire

SRI AMAN: Three blocks of teachers’ quarters of SK Jaong were completely destroyed in an inferno at Kampung Jaong, Sri Aman last night (Nov 17). State Bomba operations centre stated that two distress calls about the incident were received around 7.30pm. A team of firefighters from Sri Aman fire station was immediately despatched to the […]

Six escape fire unhurt

SIBU: Six individuals including three children managed to escape from their two-storey house which went up in flames at Jalan Oya Batu 16, today. State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre said that a distress call about the incident was received at 5.15pm and a team of firefighters from the Sibu station was immediately […]

Shop razed in pre-dawn fire

SERIAN: A pre-dawn fire razed a baking supplies shop here today (Nov 3). According to the Fire and Rescue Department operations centre, a distress call was received at 5.22am. The 30×60 square feet shop was destroyed, upon firemen’s arrival. The fire was extinguished around 7am and no casualties were reported. The cause of the fire […]

Fire destroys house in Maludam

BETONG: Fire razed a single-storey house to the ground at Kampung Semarang Pusa, Maludam on Monday (Oct 26). A call was placed to the Saratok fire and rescue station around 8.45pm but when firefighters arrived at the scene, the wooden house was already destroyed. A house nearby suffered 10 per cent damage to its structure […]

House, cars destroyed in fire

SIMUNJAN: A double-storey house at at Kampung Kancong in Simunjan was razed to the ground on Wednesday. According to State Fire and Rescue Department, a distress call about the incident was received by Malaysian Emergency Response Service (MERS) 999 at 6.16pm. Following the call, a team of firefighters from Simunjan fire station was immediately despatched […]

Two cars destroyed in separate fires

MIRI: A car was destroyed after being engulfed in a fire at a car park. The unfortunate incident occurred nearby a hotel at Jalan Exora here on Tuesday night. The Zone 6 Miri Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) chief Supt Law Poh Kiong said one fire engine with eight firefighters were despatched to the scene […]

Fire destroys empty health clinic block

SIMUNJAN: An empty health clinic block was completely destroyed in a fire at Jalan Pasar Simunjan, on Wednesday (Sept 16). According to the State Fire and Rescue (Bomba) Department, a team of firefighters from Simunjan BBP was immediately dispatched to the scene after a distress call on the incident was received around 8.29pm.    “The […]

25 escape inferno, dorm totally razed

KUCHING: A two-storey workers’ dormitory building was completely razed in an inferno at Pending Industrial Estate (Shin Yang) on Monday (Sept 14). According to State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), a distress call about the incident was received around 9.01pm, and a team of firefighters was immediately despatched to the scene. “The fire operations commander […]

Ten family members flee blazing home

ASAJAYA: Ten family members managed to escape a fiery death when their single-storey house at Kampung Jemukan Laut here was razed by fire on Friday night. According to the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre (PGO), fire fighters from Asajaya fire station were despatched to the scene after receiving a distress call around 8.20pm […]