Pick-up truck crash leaves driver, passenger injured
SIBU: A driver and his female passenger were injured after their pick-up truck skidded and crashed into the road divider along Jalan Sibu-Durin last night (Apr 16). Firefighters from Sibujaya station were dispatched to the scene, about 8km away, after receiving an emergency call at 11.12 pm. Zone 4 Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) chief […]
Apartment fire kills 29
ISTANBUL: A fire that raged from the basement of a 16-storey building in central Istanbul killed at least 29 people Tuesday, with flames and thick smoke billowing for hours despite a massive emergency response. The fire was contained and rescue efforts had ended by early evening, the city governor’s office said, and eight people were […]
Nurture fire safety education from young
KABONG: Fire safety education should be instilled from a young age with the hope that children can protect themselves in emergency situations, says Kalaka assemblyman Mohamad Duri. He suggested that schools collaborate closely with the Fire and Rescue Department to disseminate knowledge about fire safety. “Knowledge and preventive education about the dangers of fire need […]
Dr Annuar comes to the rescue during in-flight medical emergency
KUCHING: Deputy Minister of Education, Innovation, and Talent Development Datuk Dr Annuar Rapaee stepped in to assist a passenger experiencing a medical emergency during a Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight to Kuala Lumpur. Dr Annuar was onboard a MAS flight from Kuching on Wednesday (Sept 6) when a stewardess made an emergency announcement. The stewardess urgently […]
Canada’s British Columbia declares state of emergency due to forest fires
BERLIN: A state of emergency has been declared in Canada’s British Columbia province as devastating forest fires continued to tear through the region on Friday, according to the dpa news agency. British Columbia Premier David Eby made the announcement for the entire province on the Pacific coast on Friday evening on the platform X, formerly known […]
New Selangau fire station to increase emergency response time
SELANGAU: The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) aims to intensify effective fire safety with the newly launched fire station here. Bomba director-general Datuk Seri Mohammad Hamdan Wahid said the department’s focus for 2023 was to continue its effort in ensuring fire safety. “In line with the department’s mission to ensure every member of society is […]
Floods swallow cars, swamp houses in ‘major’ Australian emergency
Melbourne (AFP) – Flash floods swamped hundreds of homes in southeastern Australia and thousands of people were warned to flee surging waters threatening towns across three separate states Friday. A major flooding emergency was unfolding in Victoria — Australia’s second most populous state — where rapidly-rising waters forced evacuations in the Melbourne suburb of […]
Next of kin of Muhammad Farouq Tan sought
KUCHING: Bintulu Hospital is looking for the next of kin or family members of a deceased of a Chinese convert man identified as Muhammad Farouq Tan Abdullah. According to its press release here today, the deceased was brought to the hospital by members of the public to the Emergency and Trauma Unit before he was […]
Cryptocurrency mining alleged power theft, fire culprit
KUCHING: Rented premises were caught on fire as a result of wire tampering to bypass electricity meter at Jalan Datuk Musa, Kota Samarahan. According to Sarawak Energy, it received an alert when the firefighters requested the electricity provider to perform an emergency shutdown to put out the fire safely. “After the fire was extinguished, the […]
159 attend emergency response course
SRI AMAN: A total of 159 enforcement, defence and safety personnel representing three agencies from Gua, here attended the Certified Emergency Response Team (CERT) course organised by the State Security and Enforcement Unit. A news report by UKAS said the course involved the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM), Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM) and Fire and […]
