Lessons from a fire
Tough times never last, but tough people do. — Robert Schuller, American Christian televangelist, motivational speaker and author Something terrible happened to my elder sister and her family recently. Their rented houses at Kampung Sebiew in Bintulu were among a row of 11 wooden houses which caught fire early one morning before the crack of […]
Excavator destroyed by fire
PADAWAN: A late-night fire destroyed an excavator along Jalan Kuching-Serian last night. A spokesman for the Sarawak Fire Rescue Department operations centre said the incident happened around 9.55pm near Kampung Maang. Firemen from the Siburan station were promptly despatched to the scene, about 20km from the station. But by the time they arrived the blaze […]
Fire leaves 680 residents homeless
BELAGA: An afternoon inferno left 680 villagers with nothing but the clothes on their backs after their longhouses at Uma Sambop, Long Semutut were razed to the ground yesterday. No one was injured in the 3.30pm blaze. A spokesman for the Sarawak Fire Department operations centre said the four blocks of wooden longhouses comprised 86 […]
Fire leaves five homeless
MIRI: A house with eight units of storage rooms that were used for storing rice grains in Long Bedian was destroyed in a blaze today, leaving five people homeless. Fortunately, no injuries or casualties were reported in the incident. According to acting Miri Fire and Rescue Zone 6 chief Ahmad Nizam Sapaiee, a team of […]
Kabong fire victims aided with RM50,000
KABONG: Victims whose 10 premises which were destroyed in a fire last week had received a donation from Saratok MP. A total of RM50,000 was handed over by Datuk Ali Biju who went to visit them near the scene yesterday. In his Facebook statement, Ali conveyed his sympathy to the families of the victims and […]
Weird incident leaves 4WD in wrecks
SRI AMAN: A four-wheel drive vehicle was burnt by a welding machine spark at KM-35, Pungu, Jalan Sri Aman-Serian, today. Sri Aman Zone Three Fire and Rescue chief Ramlan Marajan confirmed that the Isuzu D-Max vehicle along with the generator set were completely destroyed in the incident at about 3.03pm. “Based on reports at the […]
Longhouse blaze leaves 19 homeless
SIBU: Five units of 7-door longhouse Rumah Norliza, Sungai Menyen here were destroyed in a fire this afternoon. Fire and Rescue Department chief Janggan Muling in a statement today said that upon receiving an alert call at 1.20 pm, two-team of firefighters were deployed to the scene. “A team comprising members from the Sibujaya Fire […]
Stationary van ruined in blaze
KUCHING: A van parked behind a shopping centre at Jalan Batu Kawa, was engulfed in an afternoon fire today. The 1.10pm inferno that left the vehicle badly damaged luckily did not result in any casualties, according to the state Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) spokesperson in a statement. “Firemen from Batu Lintang station were promptly […]
Donations for fire victim families
BINTULU: Bintulu Member of Parliament Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing today contributed donations to fire victims in Kampung Sebiew. A total of 11 homes housing 19 families of victims benefited from the donations from Tiong who is also Dudong state assemblyman. His special officer, Azman Abdul Rahman, presented on his behalf the fire victims the […]
Fast-food outlet suffers damage in early morning blaze
BETONG: A fire broke out in a fast-food outlet early this morning but fortunately, no one was injured. The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said it received a distress call regarding the blaze at around 4.05am. Firefighters rushed to the outlet situated in Saratok and reported that “the fire occurred in the storage area of […]
