14 made homeless after fire razes house in Kpg Tabuan Dayak
KUCHING: Fourteen residents were made homeless after their house was completely destroyed by fire today. According to a statement from the state Fire and Rescue Department, they received a distress call at 9.15am on a fire engulfing a non-permanent one-storey wooden house located at Lorong 5, Kampung Tabuan Dayak. The incident also completely destroyed a small hatchback […]
Swift action controls shoplot fire spread
MIRI: A shoplot unit in SABERKAS Commercial complex was on fire Saturday night, sending members of the public and traders of Tamu SABERKAS into a panic mode.Fortunately, no injuries were reported.Swift action of firemen from Miri Central Fire station and Lopeng managed to avoid the situation from becoming worse.Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department Operations centre […]
Fire razes part of 34-door longhouse in Bintangor
BINTANGOR: A massive fire destroyed part of a 34-door Rh Danggat, Jalan Singba in Sungai Kawi, here this morning (Feb 14). A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said firemen from Bintangor and Sarikei stations managed to save 17 doors of the building. As at 10.15am, the team managed to stop the flames […]
Morning fire destroys shophouse room
KUCHING: A rented room at a shophouse in Green Heights here was destroyed in an early morning fire today (Feb 13). A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said that upon receiving an emergency call around 3.50am, firemen from the Tabuan Jaya station were deployed to the scene. The blaze occurred on the […]
Woman injured in eatery blaze
SIBU: A 33-year-old woman suffered burns after the shop lot she was in at Jalan Unggas here caught fire this morning ((Jan 25). Sibu Fire and Rescue (Bomba) chief Suna Kaha said the victim suffered burns on about 10 per cent of her arm. “Firefighters from the Sibu and Sungai Merah fire stations were deployed […]
Neighbour’s swift action prevents fire from spreading
MARUDI: Swift action by the next door neighbour saved a home from utter ruin after a fire broke out late Tuesday (Jan 17) at Kampung Kayan, Pekan Long Lama. According to Miri Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) acting chief Ahmad Nizam Sapaiee, the neighbour, identified as Jennifer Seping Ajeng, doused the flames using water from […]
Car burst into flames, causes traffic congestion in Satok
KUCHING: Traffic congestion near the Jalan Satok flyover early today (Jan 18) was due to a car catching fire. In the 8am incident, a 36-year-old woman managed to get out after the car she was driving suddenly caught fire in Jalan Kulas. A spokesman from the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said firemen from the […]
Blaze consumes 15-door longhouse
BELAGA: An afternoon inferno has fully devoured a 15-door longhouse block named Block F at Uma Bakah, Sungai Asap yesterday. Aside from that, one door from Block E was slightly damaged in the fire. Fortunately, no injuries or casualties were reported in the 2.20 pm incident as a total of 68 residents managed to get […]
Double-storey house in Senadin completely destroyed by fire
MIRI: An afternoon fire completely destroyed a double-storey house in Kampung Senadin earlier this afternoon. The incident, which occurred opposite a petrol station, happened around 12pm. Firemen from Lutong and Lopeng stations have been deployed to the scene after being informed of the incident. The cause of the fire is yet to be determined. However, […]
33 homeless as wee hour fire razes 5 houses
KUCHING: An early morning inferno left 33 tenants with only their clothes on their back after the five houses they were living in were razed today. No one was injured as the victims managed to scramble to safety. The fire occurred around 1.45am at Lorong 1, Kampung Pulo Ulu, here. A car and four motorcycles […]
