11 left homeless in evening blaze
BETONG: A family of 11 were left with nothing but the clothes on their backs after their wooden house in Kampung Hulu Serembang, Spaoh here, was razed to the ground yesterday (Jan 20). No injuries or casualties were reported in the 5.53pm incident as the family managed to evacuate to safety. A spokesman for the […]
Top floor of house razed in morning fire
MIRI: The second floor of a two-storey house at Jalan Piasau Utara 6, Taman Piasau, was badly damaged in a morning fire today (Jan 11). Fortunately, no injuries or casualties were reported as a tenant managed to evacuate to safety. A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said that firemen from Miri and […]
44 homeless in wee-hour blaze
KUCHING: A devastating fire in the early hours left 44 individuals homeless as seven houses were reduced to ashes, while two others sustained 30 per cent damage in Kampung Bintawa Hilir, here. No injuries or fatalities were reported. However, the 1.33 am incident this morning affected 40 adults and four children. A spokesperson for the […]
34 fire-affected families relocated to newly constructed longhouse
BINTANGOR: In a heartening turn of events for 34 families residing in Rumah Panjang Labang at Sg Tulai here, their Christmas and New Year celebration took on added significance as they moved into a newly constructed longhouse. Meradong assemblyman Datuk Ding Kuong HIing expressed his joy over the completion of the new longhouse after the […]
Double-storey house goes up in smoke
SARIKEI: Fire gutted a double-storey hous.e here at 1.47 pm on Thursday. By the time the Sarikei Fire and Rescue Department reached the house at Kin San Road, the blaze had already completely the structure of the house. The firefighting team had rushed to the scene following an emergency call by the public. Fourteen individuals […]
Six safe but home lost in fire
BINTANGOR: A family of six was left devastated after their single-story wooden house at Jalan Sungai Sian, Teluk Bulat, was razed to the ground today (Dec 19). Fortunately, all family members, aged between five months and 30 years, did not sustain any injuries as they managed to evacuate safely during the 1.40 pm incident. A […]
Four escape unscathed as house ravaged in morning fire
LUNDU: Four residents, including two teenagers, managed to escape to safety when their single-storey house at Jalan Satu here caught fire this morning. No injuries were reported as the occupants, aged between 15 and 65, acted fast to evacuate the home. A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said firemen from Lundu station […]
Wee-hour fire engulfs house, leaving seven homeless
LIMBANG: A wooden house in Kampung Binjai, Jalan Melitam, was razed to the ground in a wee-hour fire today, leaving a family of seven homeless. Fortunately, no injuries or casualties were reported as the family were awayfrom their home during the 1.09 am incident. A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said firemen […]
Morning blaze razes house, nine left homeless
DARO: A family of nine was left devastated with only clothes on their backs after their single-storey house in Kampung Nanga Besar was razed to the ground in a pre-dawn fire this morning. Fortunately, all of them aged between nine months old and 69, escaped injuries as they managed to evacuate to safety in the […]
Four left homeless in blaze
MIRI: Two semi-detached houses at Taman Gilbert, Jalan Sim Chong Chat, went up in flames today (Dec 7), leaving four tenants with nothing but clothes on their backs. Fortunately, no injuries or casualties were reported among the tenants who managed to evacuate to safety in the 9.30 am incident. A spokesman for the Fire and […]
