Elderly man sustains burns in house blaze
KUCHING: An elderly man sustained burns when his house at Siol Kandis here caught fire this morning (Nov 26). The State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre said firefighters from the Petra Jaya Fire and Rescue Station were immediately directed to the scene after a report was received at 9.12am. Firemen from the Padungan […]
Fatal crash claims one, injures another in Selangau
SELANGAU: A collision between a pickup truck and a car along Mile 35, Jalan Tamin, left a man dead and another with injuries last night (Nov 7). The 11.40pm accident also caused severe damage to both vehicles with the pickup truck overturned on the road. Aside from that, a 50-year-old man was reportedly be trapped […]
Swift response from firemen helped save two-storey house
MIRI: Firefighters were quick to put out a fire at a two-storey house at Jalan Datuk Permaisuri in Piasau, saving the house from further damage. An emergency call was received by Lopeng Fire and Rescue (Bomba) station at 1.41pm today regarding a house on fire. The State Fire and Rescue Operation Centre received the report […]
Swift response from Bomba saved house from fully destroyed
BINTULU: A fire in a room at the second floor of a two-storey house was quickly dealt with thanks to the fast reaction of the firemen. State Fire and Rescue Operation Centre (Bomba) received an emergency call of a fire incident at Lorong 1A, Taman Sibiew Indah at 8.58pm last night. Firemen from Bintulu Bomba […]
Missing octogenarian still not found
SIBU: A search and rescue (SAR) operation has been launched to locate an octogenarian who was reported missing in a forest at Belia Kemuyang Camp yesterday. The victim identified as Kuta Jenang, 81, had gone into the forest on Saturday (Aug 20) and failed to return home ever since. Initial search efforts by the victim’s […]
Two bizarre pains – firemen lend help
BINTULU: Two men who suffered from freak incidents were aided with special emergency services provided by firemen within 24 hours here recently. In the first incident, firemen provided aid to a young man who got his ring stuck on his index finger on Monday (June 13). Firemen were called to help with the second service […]
Six escape unharmed from blazing homes
MIRI: Six victims including a six-year-old child escaped unharmed from their homes during a blaze. Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) Miri acting chief senior fire Supt Ahmad Nizam Sapaiee said that a team of firefighters from Lopeng station was immediately despatched to the scene after receiving an emergency call at 1.05pm yesterday. The fire incident […]
Business premises engulfed in flames
SIBU: Two commercial premises along Jalan Industri Sungai Antu here were engulfed in flames yesterday. According to a spokesman from the state Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre, they received an emergency call around 5pm. Firemen from Sungai Merah and Sibu central stations were dispatched to the scene shortly after. Upon arriving, the premises […]
House catches fire for the fourth time
KUCHING: A terrace house here at Lorong Satok 21F which went up in flames last Thursday, caught on fire again for the fourth time yesterday. The double-storey house had previously caught fire twice in the morning and once at noon on Thursday. A spokesman from the Sarawak Fire Department operations centre said the fourth incident […]
1,665 vacancies in fire and rescue dept need to be filled soon
JOHOR BAHRU: A total of 1,665 posts in the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), involving various ranks, will be filled soon to further enhance the department’s preparedness in rescue operations. Deputy Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ismail Abd Muttalib said the vacancy included top management posts that needed to be filled […]
