Fire razes double-storey semi-detached houses
SIBU: Fire razed two double-storey semi-detached houses in Jalan Cherry, Taman Heng Hua, here on Wednesday morning (Sept 1). State Fire and Rescue Department operation centre said one of the houses was almost completely burned down while the adjoining house was only slightly damaged. It said a distress call on the incident was received at […]
Busy night for Bintulu’s firemen
BINTULU: Two wooden houses were engulfed in flames simultaneously at separate locations on Thursday. Bintulu fire chief Christus Buson pointed out that no casualties reported at both scenes. The first incident took place at Kampung Sungai Plan, Jalan Tanjung Kidurong involving a single-storey house. Six firemen from Bintulu station rushed to the scene after receiving […]
Mosque receives initial aid of RM14,000
MUKAH: Two local Islamic-based organisations and individuals here contributed a total of RM14,000 to Masjid Al-Amin, Kampung Semop, Daro near here on Friday (Aug 20) as initial aid to the mosque which was gutted by fire on Aug 11. The contributions were from Tabung Baitulmal Sarawak (TBS) Mukah branch and the Mukah District Police Headquarters […]
Vehicle burst into flames
BINTULU: A vehicle burst into flames after it hit the curb on the side of the road. The State Fire and Rescue operations centre said that it received the emergency call at 8.21am this morning (Aug 20). “Firefighters from Bintulu Bomba station were despatched to the scene at Jalan Tun Hussein Onn in front of […]
Surau raising money for burnt mosque
MUKAH: Surau Darul Husna here has raised a total of RM4,163 in its effort to assist Masjid Al-Amin, Kampung Semop in Pulau Bruit, Daro which was burnt recently. Mukah District Police Headquarters (IPD) Surau Darul Husna chairman Insp Mohamad Haslee Sapiee said the amount, including RM1,000 from Tabung Baitulmal Sarawak, Mukah branch, was collected from […]
Night blaze destroys house, motorbikes
MIRI: A fire that broke out at a storehouse on Monday night (Aug 9) not only destroyed the structure but also three motorcycles inside. Fortunately, no one was injured in the blaze that occurred at Kampung Beraya Batu Satu here. “The fire occurred on Monday around 11.30pm but we were only notified about the incident […]
Early morning fire kills elderly
LIMBANG: An octogenarian was burnt to death while two of her family members survived a fire that razed a shop building in Jalan Kubong at 2.31am early this morning. The wheel-chair bound Wong Ah Ping, in her 80s, was said to be trapped in a room while her husband and two daughters escaped with minor […]
Early morning blaze leaves eight homeless
KUCHING: Eight people from Kampung Semarang here were left homeless in a fire in the wee hours today. The fire completely razed a house, a second was partially damaged while the third was saved by firefighters during the 2am incident. The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre said an emergency call was received at […]
Fire destroys GOF barracks in Sibu
SIBU: A fire at 10th Battalion General Operations Force (GOF), Jalan Lanang here has destroyed a barracks. The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said all nine occupants of the building were injured in the blaze, which broke out at about 11am on Thursday (Aug 5). “Firefighters rushed to the scene after receiving a distress call […]
Fire guts double-storey house
BINTULU: An uninhabited double-storey house at Jalan Mat Assan, Tanjung Kidurong was burned down today (July 30). Fire chief Chirstus Buson said his men were despatched to the scene after receiving an emergency call around 12.50am. The house, measuring 50×50 square feet, was up in flames as soon as the team arrived at the scene. […]
