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 […]
Fire destroys house in Meludam
SEBUYAU: A house at Kampung Darat, Meludam, near here was destroyed in a blaze on Wednesday. Saratok Fire and Rescue Department chief Nazry Mohamat said fortunately, no loss of lives was reported during the 9.50pm incident. He said firefighters rushed to the scene after receiving a distress call at around the same time. “A single-storey […]
Disabled child rescued from fiery death
SIBU: A 12-year-old disabled child was rescued by members of the public from a fiery death when a house near a driving institute at Jalan Kiong Tiong here, caught fire on Sunday (Sept 19). A spokesman from the State Fire Department operations centre said at the time of the incident, the victim was alone at […]
Predawn fire razes uninhabited house, storeroom
BAU: An early morning fire razed an uninhabited house at Jalan Krokong here, this morning (Sept 18). Firemen from Bau station were deployed to the scene after receiving a distress call around 1.25am. Upon arriving, the house was already burned down and the firemen only extinguished the embers to prevent it from spreading to nearby […]
Fire razes double-storey semi-detached houses
SIBU: Fire razed two double-storey semi-detached houses in Jalan Cherry, Taman Heng Hua, here on Wednesday morning (Sept 1). State Fire and Rescue Department operation centre said one of the houses was almost completely burned down while the adjoining house was only slightly damaged. It said a distress call on the incident was received at […]
Busy night for Bintulu’s firemen
BINTULU: Two wooden houses were engulfed in flames simultaneously at separate locations on Thursday. Bintulu fire chief Christus Buson pointed out that no casualties reported at both scenes. The first incident took place at Kampung Sungai Plan, Jalan Tanjung Kidurong involving a single-storey house. Six firemen from Bintulu station rushed to the scene after receiving […]
Night blaze destroys house, motorbikes
MIRI: A fire that broke out at a storehouse on Monday night (Aug 9) not only destroyed the structure but also three motorcycles inside. Fortunately, no one was injured in the blaze that occurred at Kampung Beraya Batu Satu here. “The fire occurred on Monday around 11.30pm but we were only notified about the incident […]
Early morning fire kills elderly
LIMBANG: An octogenarian was burnt to death while two of her family members survived a fire that razed a shop building in Jalan Kubong at 2.31am early this morning. The wheel-chair bound Wong Ah Ping, in her 80s, was said to be trapped in a room while her husband and two daughters escaped with minor […]
Man arrested on suspicion of arson
KUCHING: Police have arrested a man suspected of setting two houses on fire at Kampung Semarang here on this morning. District police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the 29-year-old suspect was arrested by a team from Gita Police Station at around 10.30am. He noted that the suspect had 10 priors consisting of drug-related charges and […]
