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Fire damages uninhabited house in Mukah

MUKAH: A fire broke out in the evening, causing partial damage to an uninhabited house in Jalan Haji Mohd Fauzi here on Tuesday (Aug 15).According to a spokesman from the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), firefighters were swiftly dispatched to the location following an emergency call at about 7.10pm.Upon arrival, the fire was still in […]

Man suffers burns in house fire in Lubok Antu

BETONG: A man in his 50s suffered burns to his face and hands after his double-storey house caught fire at Rumah Lintong Nanga Kesit, Lubok Antu, early this morning. According to the state Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre, a team of eleven firemen from Betong station were rushed to the scene after receiving […]

Do not play with fire

Fire is not loyal to anyone, stay away from it. – Anonymous FIRE is a good servant but a bad master. Remember this idiom which our parents and teachers keep reminding us about during our childhood? Simply put, it means fire is useful when under control but left unchecked, it is dangerous and destructive. And […]

Firefighters contain French blazes

HOSTENS (France): A huge fire that has devastated swathes of southwestern France appeared contained on Friday as French and foreign firefighters worked flat out, but blistering temperatures made victory uncertain, local authorities said. The 40-kilometre active fire front in the Gironde and Landes departments around Bordeaux had “not progressed for 48 hours”, Gironde firefighting chief […]

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 […]

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 […]

House damaged in morning fire

MIRI: A fire broke out in a bedroom of a double-storey terrace house at Taman Dinasti, Jalan Taifu Satu here on Tuesday (Feb 8), damaging 35 per cent of the premises. Fortunately, no injuries were reported as the owner was outside in the garden in front of the house. According to Miri Fire and Rescue […]

Awkward moments but fire extinguished

BINTANGOR: Firemen had to travel back and forth to extinguish a fire at a garbage disposal site in Pakan on Friday. The incident involving the site about 0.3 hectares in size was believed to have been deliberately set ablazed. Bintangor fire chief Nicholas Belulin said they received an emergency call around 9.20pm and his men […]

Speedy action saves house from fire

SIBU: Quick action of a homeowner managed to save his house from fire at Lorong 3C, Jalan Rantau Panjang Jaya today. Sibu Fire Department Zone 4 chief Janggan Muling said that firemen from Sungai Merah station were despatched to the scene after receiving a distress call at 9.22am. “The fire only damaged some household appliances […]

Lorry catches fire on Lanang Bridge

SIBU: A lorry carrying electrical equipment caught fire on Lanang Bridge here, this morning. The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre said 75 percent of the vehicle was damaged by the flames. The operations centre added that firefighters from Sibu station were despatched to the scene after a distress call was received. “The operations […]