Three houses destroyed, 17 homeless

SARATOK: Seventeen people were left homeless after three single-storey houses at Jalan Kampung Hilir Kabong were destroyed in an early dawn fire on Monday (Nov 2). The Fire and Rescue Department operations centre was contacted about the blaze at 4.47am and firefighters from Saratok fire station were deployed to the scene. Operations commander Nazry Mohamat […]

Car destroyed in fire

MIRI: A car was destroyed after it caught fire at Jalan Kuala Baram-Lopeng here on Monday (Aug 10). The State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) in a statement said a team of firefighters of Lopeng Fire and Rescue Station were deployed to the scene after an emergency call on the 2.17pm incident was received. According […]

Branded handbags link to 1MDB scandal destroyed due to careless handling

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court was told today that millions of ringgit of designer bags that were allegedly linked to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) fund scandal and seized by the police had been destroyed due to careless handling of the items. Lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, representing former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib […]

Abandoned factory destroyed in morning fire

KUCHING: An abandoned factory at Mile 8, Jalan Kuching-Serian was completely destroyed in a fire yesterday morning. According to State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre, a distress call was received around 6.55am and a team of firefighters from Batu Lintang fire and rescue station (BBP) was immediately despatched to the scene. Upon arrival, […]