12 homeless after fire razes 3 homes
SIBU: Twelve residents were left homeless after a morning fire razed three wooden houses at Lorong Tiong Hua 13 today. A spokesman from the state Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said firemen from Sibu and Sungai Merah stations were despatched to the scene after receiving a distress call around 7.05am. Upon arriving, the team found […]
ACCCIS donates to Sebuyau fire victims
KUCHING: Dato Tan Jit Kee, the president of Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sarawak (ACCCIS), yesterday led a group to the location of the fire that engulfed Sebuyau town. Last Saturday (Aug 6), 10 shophouses of more than 40 and 50 years old, were razed to the ground, of which six units […]
Blaze leaves 22 homeless
MIRI: Two wooden houses in Tudan 6 here were destroyed in a blaze this afternoon. It left 22 people comprising two families homeless. Fortunately, there was no report of injuries or casualties. Miri Fire and Rescue Department received a distressed called on the incident at 1.48pm. Zone 6 fire acting fire chief Ahmad Nizam Sapaiee […]
Sarawak Energy doles out aid to Uma Sambop fire victims
KUCHING: Fire victims of Uma Sambop, Long Semutut in Belaga heaved a sigh of relief as they were given the necessary assistance by Sarawak Energy. The assistances were presented to Uma Sambop Asal’s longhouse Chief Maren Uma Matu Lian and Uma Sambop Batu Pilau’s longhouse Chief Maren Uma Catherine Bungan. In a statement today, Sarawak […]
Blaze leaves family of eight homeless
BINTULU: A house at RPR Kidurong Phase 4 was destroyed in a morning blaze today leaving a family of eight homeless. The incident did not involve any injuries or casualties as the tenants managed to get out to safety. Due to the incident, the family had sought temporary shelter at a home of their relatives […]
Longhouse fire victim receive aid
MIRI: The Sarawak Oil Palms Berhad (SOP) donated cash, food rations and personal care items worth RM34,400 to survivors of a longhouse fire. The July 12 fire destroyed the 86-door Uma Sambop longhouse at Long Semutut, Belaga, including a church, leaving the residents homeless. SOP’s donation, under its disaster relief fund, helped ease the plight […]
Homeless fire victims receive aid
BINTULU: Twenty families in Kampung Sebiew here, who lost their houses in a fire on July 2, continue to receive assistance from various parties. The unfortunate incident also caught the attention of the Bintulu Islamic Welfare Trust Board (LAKIB), Bintulu Assyakirin Mosque Management Committee and At-Taqwa RPR Sebiew Mosque which came forward to donate to […]
Lessons from a fire
Tough times never last, but tough people do. — Robert Schuller, American Christian televangelist, motivational speaker and author Something terrible happened to my elder sister and her family recently. Their rented houses at Kampung Sebiew in Bintulu were among a row of 11 wooden houses which caught fire early one morning before the crack of […]
Asfia presents aid to fire victims
BINTULU: The fire victims at Kampung Sebiew here have caught the attention of the Sarawak Legislative Assembly (DUN) Speaker Tan Sri Datuk Amar Mohammad Asfia Awang Nassar. According to the Sarawak Public Communication Unit (UKAS), Asfia was on a visit to Bintulu and had visited the fire site in Kampung Sebiew yesterday. During the visit, […]
Fire leaves five homeless
MIRI: A house with eight units of storage rooms that were used for storing rice grains in Long Bedian was destroyed in a blaze today, leaving five people homeless. Fortunately, no injuries or casualties were reported in the incident. According to acting Miri Fire and Rescue Zone 6 chief Ahmad Nizam Sapaiee, a team of […]
