House damaged in morning fire
MIRI: A fire broke out in a bedroom of a double-storey terrace house at Taman Dinasti, Jalan Taifu Satu here on Tuesday (Feb 8), damaging 35 per cent of the premises. Fortunately, no injuries were reported as the owner was outside in the garden in front of the house. According to Miri Fire and Rescue […]
Luckily only the living room got damaged
KUCHING: The living room of a two-storey house in Tabuan Jaya caught fire while the occupants were not home today. Firemen at Tabuan Jaya fire station were despatched to No 7, Lorong Setia Raja 4k1 after receiving a call at 1:11am. The occupants arrived at the scene soon after the firemen reached the place. The […]
CNY turns bleak for fire-hit families
SIBU: Three two-storey terraced houses at Jalan Permai Jaya 9C1 were destroyed in a fire with one slightly damaged on the first day of Chinese New Year. Firemen from Sibu Fire and Rescue Station were deployed to the scene after receiving a call at 1.13am. Initially the fire station received a report on a burning […]
Residents’ quick action saves longhouse, lives from fire
BETONG: The quick action of residents at Rumah Panjang Ben Bali in Mudong to extinguish a fire has prevent their longhouse from being destroyed and saved many lives. Saratok Fire and Rescue Station (Bomba) chief PPgB Muhammad Shukur Jamaludin, who led the operation, said that they received an emergency call at 6.21pm on Friday. Firefighters […]
Quick thinking saves longhouse from tragedy
KUCHING: Quick thinking by a longhouse resident helped prevent the 24-door dwelling from being razed to the ground in Saratok. In the Jan 10 fire, Rumah Panjang Dennis Nyalamba village development and security committee (JKKK) secretary Anthony Gasah Ipun summoned its inhabitants swing into action when he saw the tell-tale smoke. “Forget saving your belongings […]
Fadillah presents cash aid to fire victims
KUCHING: Two families, whose houses were affected by a fire at Jalan Taman Dusun Indah Sejijak recently, have received the much needed assistance in the form of cash. They received the aid from Petra Jaya MP Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof who is also the Senior Works Minister. He hoped the aid would ease their burden. […]
RM138,750 aid for longhouse fire victims
KUCHING: Fire victims of a longhouse at Uma Seping Long Koyan, Sg Belaga heaved a sigh of relief after receiving financial assistance amounting to RM138,750 from the Sarawak Social Welfare Department (JKMS). The longhouse was razed by fire on July 21, affecting 13 of its doors. Murum assemblyman Kennedy Chukpai Ugon said the financial aid […]
Arson lands man in prison for two years
SIBU: The Sessions Court sentenced a 37-year-old man to two years’ imprisonment on Friday (Oct 22) for committing arson. Andrew Sanggau of Kampung Sentosa Salim was charged with committing mischief by using fire, with the intent to cause the destruction of a house at about 12.12pm on Oct 13. The offence, punishable under Section 436 […]
Union to assist fire victims apply for SRAS houses
SIBU: The Sarawak Dayak National Union (SDNU) has offered to help four families, whose houses in Kampung Sentosa, Jalan Salim here were razed in a recent fire, apply for Sarawak Rental Assistance Scheme (SRAS). Its chairman Chambai Lindong, in a statement today (Oct 7), noted that the state government through Housing Development Corporation (HDC) was […]
Man suffers burns while trying to escape fire
KUCHING: A man suffered burns while attempting to escape a morning fire that destroyed two houses in Kampung Tabuan Haji Drahman on Tuesday (Sept 28). The 40-year-old victim suffered 30 percent burns on his stomach, hands and feet while jumping out of a window to save himself. A spokesman from the State Fire Department said […]
