Man made homeless in evening fire
MIRI: A man from Kampung Serdang in Jalan Kuala Lawas was made homeless on Thursday evening, after a fire destroyed his wooden house. Prior to the incident, the 62 year-old man, was cutting some woods nearby , when he spotted smokes billowing from one of his rooms inside the house. He had tried to put […]
Six children made homeless in afternoon blaze
LIMBANG: Six people including two children were left homeless after a fire razed two houses at Kampung Pengkalan Madang here on Friday afternoon. The blazed completely destroyed the houses in the 2.15pm incident. Fortunately, no injuries were reported. A team of firemen from Limbang fire station dashed to the scene upon receiving the alert and […]
Fire damages two factory premises
KUCHING: Two factory premises were almost destroyed completely after being engulfed in severe fire, at Jalan Gedung on Thursday (September 10). According to State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said a distress call about the incident was received around 7.10am. It immediately despatched a team of firefighters to the scene which was located behind the […]
Trailer suddenly catches fire
SIBU: A trailer was partially destroyed after it suddenly caught fire at Jalan Selangau on Thursday (September 3). According to the State Fire amd Rescue Department (Bomba), firefighters rushed to the scene after receiving a distress call about the incident around 1.48am. “When the firefighters arrived, the trailer was still on fire. They immediately put […]
House on fire, 23 tenants affected
SELANGAU: A double-storey house near the Public Work Department (JKR) workers’ quarters at Jalan Selangau was razed to the ground today (Aug 28) affecting 23 tenants. According to the Fire and Rescue Department operations centre, a distress call pertaining to the fire was received at 11.53am. A team of firemen from Selangau Fire Station that […]
Rep hands aid to boys, teachers
KAPIT: Bukit Goram assemblyman Jefferson Jamit Unyat visited SK Ulu Yong, Kapit to present aid to 10 boys and two teachers who lost their personal belongings during a fire recently. The fire razed a block of boys’ dormitory and a semi-detached teacher’ quarters built adjacent to one another on August 12 around 11.30pm. This was […]
Storeroom destroyed in fire
TANJUNG MANIS: A storeroom near a worker’s house was engulfed in a fire on Saturday morning (Aug 22). According to the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre (PGO) in a statement, a distress call was received around 11.09pm. A team of firemen from Tanjung Manis Fire and Rescue Station was then deployed to […]
SK Ulu Yong under devt office radar
KAPIT: Director of Sarawak Development Office Datuk Hasnul Mohamed paid a working visit to SK Ulu Yong over the weekend to attend the briefing of the recent fire that destroyed one block of boy’s hostel and one unit of semi-detached teacher’s quarters built adjacent to one another. He also handed over the RM5,000 to the […]
Fire razes factory workers’ home
SIBU: A chicken factory workers’ home at Jalan Siong Gak here was destroyed in a fire in the wee hours of Wednesday (July 1) morning. According to a spokesperson of the State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre, a call on the incident was received at 2.44am and a team of firemen of Sungai […]
Traditional medicine shop catches fire
SARIKEI: A fire partially destroyed a traditional medicine store at Jalan Repok here on Wednesday (Jul 1). According to spokesperson of the State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre, a call on the incident was received at 2.04am. “Eight firemen of Sarikei Fire and Rescue Station, led by PBK II Bakar Ujang, was despatched […]
