Family members heartbroken
By Clement Erik Wong, Naziry Harizan & Osman Razali DEBAK: Sad and heart-breaking. Those were the words used to describe the kedai runcit (grocery shop) fire tragedy Sunday morning which claimed the lives of four family members. New Sarawak Tribune’s visit to Kampung Dit here was reminiscent of a similar situation to that of the […]
Workers’ quarters damaged in fire
KANOWIT: Fire badly damaged a 10-unit row of workers’ quarters at Jalan Durin-Kanowit on Thursday (Sept 24). The Fire and Rescue Department operations centre received a distress call around 7.02pm and deployed firefighters from Kanowit fire station to the scene. Upon arrival, operations commander PPgB Arrahman Chik told that the 40×50 feet quarters was already […]
Body given 100 fire extinguishers
KUCHING: A total of 100 units of fire extinguisher were given to Segu Bunuk Association. These units were received during a handover ceremony held at the multipurpose hall of Kampung Punau on Sunday (Sept 20). Puncak Borneo Member of Parliament Willie Mongin officiated at the handover. In his speech he said fire incidents had caused […]
Fire victims receive aid
KUCHING: Eight families affected by a factory fire in the Bintawa Industrial Estate here on Sept 10 have received financial assistance from Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas here on Friday. Also chipping in to assist them were Betong MP Datuk Robert Lawson Chuat and former deputy chief minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri […]
Ten family members flee blazing home
ASAJAYA: Ten family members managed to escape a fiery death when their single-storey house at Kampung Jemukan Laut here was razed by fire on Friday night. According to the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre (PGO), fire fighters from Asajaya fire station were despatched to the scene after receiving a distress call around 8.20pm […]
Mayor inspects scene of fire
KUCHING: Kuching South City Hall (MBKS) mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng paid a visit to the fire scene in Pending area here on Thursday morning, said a statement. The fire that broke out the same morning affected a semi-detached warehouse. Although no casualty occurred, the family that looked after the premises lost their belongings. Datuk […]
Petronas subsidiaries help fire-hit pupils
BINTULU: Petronas subsidiaries in Bintulu have reached out to 56 pupils who were recently affected by a fire at Sekolah Kebangsaan Sebauh hostel. The aid items were handed to them at a ceremony attended by Utilities Minister Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom, Petronas LNG 9 Sdn Bhd and Malaysia LNG Group of Companies managing […]
Rep hands aid to boys, teachers
KAPIT: Bukit Goram assemblyman Jefferson Jamit Unyat visited SK Ulu Yong, Kapit to present aid to 10 boys and two teachers who lost their personal belongings during a fire recently. The fire razed a block of boys’ dormitory and a semi-detached teacher’ quarters built adjacent to one another on August 12 around 11.30pm. This was […]
121 longhouse fires recorded in five years
KUCHING: The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) has recorded a total of 121 fire cases involving longhouses throughout Sarawak, from 2015 to 2020. Sarawak Bomba director Khirudin Drahman revealed on Friday (Aug 21) that Sibu recorded the most, with 39 cases, including the recent one in Julau, leaving 142 homeless. Up next was Sri Aman […]
GOF personnel dies in car fire
MIRI: A 43-year-old man died in a car fire at Miri-Bintulu road near Simpang Entulang here yesterday. His mother who was a passenger in the car, fortunately, survived the horrific blaze. According to the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre, eight emergency crew members from Lopeng Fire station led by PBK II Ellai Bidang rushed to the scene at 12.57pm […]
