Stationary car partially damaged in fire
SIBU: A car parked in a parking area at Tie Chai Yong Building at Jalan Tun Abang Haji Openg here was partially damaged after it caught fire. According to the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre, upon receiving a call of the incident at 4.27 am the firefighters from the Sibu Central fire […]
Sedan destroyed in early morning fire
BINTULU: A sedan car parked by the roadside near Derawan Sime Darby plantation, Jalan Pesisir Bintulu-Miri, was destroyed in a wee hour fire yesterday. A spokesman from the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said firemen from Samalaju station were despatched to the scene after receiving an emergency call around 3.40 am. Upon arrival, the team […]
Vehicle crashes into ravine, destroyed in fire
SERIAN: A vehicle believed to have skidded and plunged into a ravine along Mile 28, Jalan Kuching-Serian, burst into flames late yesterday night (Dec 9). The incident which did not involve any injuries or casualties, happened around 11.30pm near Kampung Lintang Baru. Firemen from Siburan station were promptly despatched to the scene after receiving an […]
Cars saved in early morning fire
KUCHING: Swift action by owners managed to save their cars from being razed in a fire which broke out during the wee hours today (Dec 8). A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said firemen from the Petra Jaya station acted on a distress call from owners of two vehicles at Jalan Tun […]
Seven made homeless by fire
KUCHING: Seven persons are now without a home after their house was razed by fire yesterday (Dec 5). The Fire and Rescue Department was alerted of the blaze at Kampung Sitang, Jalan Mambong, here at 5.35pm on Monday . While waiting for the firefighters, villagers grouped together to put out the fire. They were later […]
Woman injured, 6 made homeless in fire
SIBU: An elderly woman suffered burns when escaping from a fire which engulfed her residence at Kampung Paloh Lot, Tanjung Manis, here, today. Six people were made homeless in the incident. The Tanjung Manis Fire and Rescue Department Station received a call at 6.55am this morning (Dec 5) regarding a fire at a one-storey residential […]
Woman saves house from fire
KUCHING: A middle–aged woman’s quick action to put out a kitchen fire saved a single-storey residential building, but her brave effort resulted in her sustaining an injury on the leg. The Fire and Rescue Department received a call around 8.11am today (Dec 5) that there was an explosion in a house at Jalan Nyatoh, Kampung […]
Fire claims lives of mother cat, kitten in Matang
KUCHING: An early morning fire has claimed the lives of a mother cat and its kitten after a room used to shelter pet cats caught fire today (Nov 28). The 6.35am incident happened inside a room on the ground floor of a double-storey house along Jalan M Avenue, Matang. It was also reported that two […]
Coconut fibre factory damaged in fire
ASAJAYA: A coconut fibre factory in Kampung Semera Sadong Hilir was damaged in a fire on Today (Nov 21). A spokesman from the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said firefighters from the Asajaya and Kota Samarahan stations were deployed to the scene after receiving an emergency call around 8pm. The factory suffered 30 per cent […]
Blaze leaves family of four homeless
DALAT: Four members of a family were left with nothing but the clothes on their back after their single-storey house at Kampung Hilir, here was razed to the ground on yesterday (Nov 20). A spokesman from the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said the incident happened around 6.15 pm. Firemen from the Mukah station and […]
