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Convenience store destroyed in early morning blaze

MIRI: A double-storey convenience store premises at Jalan Kettleya in Piasau here was destroyed in a fire in the wee hours today (June 29). Miri Zone 6 acting fire chief Ahmad Nizan Sapaiee said 70 per cent of the shop’s structures were razed. Nineteen firemen from the Miri Central and Lopeng fire stations were deployed […]

Blaze leaves structure in ruins

KUCHING: A non-permanent structure was completely destroyed in a blaze. However, no one was harmed or injured in the fire incident. The Operation Centre of the State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said in a stament that the incident reportedly occurred at 12.49pm today. It said a fire engulfed  a structure, said to be non-permanent. […]

RM55,000 to buy building materials

ENGKILILI: A total of RM55,000 has been approved for the fire victims of the Polly Sulau settlement to buy building materials after the 11-door longhouse was destroyed by a fire which claimed the life of  a child.  Engkilili assemblyman Dr Johnical Rayong Ngipa  presented the aid to fire victims in Bukong Asal, Lidong this morning. […]

Fire destroys two houses

LAWAS: An evening inferno at Kampung Seberang Kedai, Trusan, rendered two families homeless after two houses were destroyed on Sunday. Firemen from the Lawas station were despatched to the scene, about 28km from the station, after receiving an emergency call around 8.35 pm. They arrived to find that both houses were up in flames and […]

Tenant suffers burns in house fire

SIBU: A man was rushed to hospital for burns on his hands and feet after a fire broke out in the house he was staying in at Jalan Sungai Bidut near SJK Kwong Ming here last night. A spokesman for the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Operations Centre said Chieng Chin Hwa, 28, was taken to […]

Fire leaves family of five homeless

SIBU: A family of five was left homeless when a government quarters at Jalan Circular here was destroyed in a fire last night. According to Sibu Fire and Rescue Department chief, Janggan Muling today, a fire and rescue team from Sibu Sentral and Sungai Merah stations were rushed to the scene upon receiving a call […]

Blaze destroys two houses in Mukah

MUKAH: Two families were lucky to escape a blaze that destroyed their homes here. According to the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), it received an emergency call at 5.04pm, Thursday (May 12), regarding the fire. Firefighters from the Mukah station rushed to the location at Kampung Tutus Hilir, some 9km from the station. “The operation […]

Fire makes 13 people homeless

MUKAH: Thirteen people from two families were made homeless when fire destroyed two houses at Kampung Tutus Hilir at 5 pm on Thursday.   Fortunately, there were no casualties. All the residents from Abu Bakar’s house was able to save themselves by jumping down from the kitchen verandah while residents from Roslan Salleh’s house was at […]

30 made homeless in evening inferno

KUCHING: An evening inferno at Lorong 5, Kampung Tabuan Dayak here, rendered about 30 occupants homeless after the flames destroyed three houses on Saturday (May 7). There were no reports of casualties in the 8.20pm incident. Firemen from Batu Lintang and Tabuan Jaya stations were despatched to the scene to douse the blaze. Upon arriving, […]

Fire razes 8 shops in Sarikei

SARIKEI: Eight two-storey wooden shop houses at Jalan Industri here were destroyed in a fire on Thursday (April 28). Sarikei Fire and Rescue Station chief Mahmudin Narudin said they received a distress call through MERS999. Firefighters from the Sarikei fire station and Bintangor station arrived at the scene at 7.34pm. Two sky lift lorries were […]