20 fire extinguishers for 3 villages

MIRI: Twenty fire extinguishers were presented to three villages within the Telang Usan constituency on Wednesday during a Petronas Sabah-Sarawak Gas Pipeline (SSGP) fire safety programme with the Zone 6 Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba). The three villages were Kampung Long Ikang, Kampung Long Bemang and Kampung Long Kevok. During the two-day programme which ended […]

Firemen stop stall fire from spreading

MIRI: Firemen from Lopeng rushed to Pujut corner on late Wednesday evening to put out fire that engulfed a wooden stall. Upon receiving a distress call on the incident at 6.56pm, 10 firemen were despatched to the scene. Their swift action managed to avoid the fire from spreading to other stalls. According to Miri Fire […]

Boy’s quick action saves longhouse from fire

By Nurhauni Lee Abdullah KANOWIT: A teenage boy’s quick action managed to prevent his longhouse, Rumah Andreas at Nanga Lipus, Jalan Rantau Kemiding from being gutted by a fire last Sunday afternoon. Alexsidi Wifred, 13, saw a fire in the kitchen area between the 12th and 13th door and immediately grabbed a dry-type fire extinguisher […]