43 made homeless in separate fires
KUCHING: A total of 43 people from 11 families were made homeless when fire razed four houses in two separate incidents today. In the first incident, a double-storey house at Kampung Semerah Padi here was destroyed, leaving 35 tenants from 10 families with nothing except the clothes on their backs. Fortunately, no one was injured […]
12 homeless after fire razes 3 homes
SIBU: Twelve residents were left homeless after a morning fire razed three wooden houses at Lorong Tiong Hua 13 today. A spokesman from the state Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said firemen from Sibu and Sungai Merah stations were despatched to the scene after receiving a distress call around 7.05am. Upon arriving, the team found […]
15 left homeless after rented rooms razed by fire
MIRI: A total of 15 people from five families were left homeless after their rented rooms at Kampung Pasir Lutong here were razed by fire last night. The rooms, which was in an eight-door non-permanent house was totally destroyed in the fire. Firemen from Lopeng fire station and Miri central were rushed to the scene […]
Blaze leaves 22 homeless
MIRI: Two wooden houses in Tudan 6 here were destroyed in a blaze this afternoon. It left 22 people comprising two families homeless. Fortunately, there was no report of injuries or casualties. Miri Fire and Rescue Department received a distressed called on the incident at 1.48pm. Zone 6 fire acting fire chief Ahmad Nizam Sapaiee […]
House damaged 40 pct in blaze
SIBU: A one-storey house caught fire during rush hour this afternoon but was quickly extinguished thanks to the prompt response of firemen. An emergency call was received at 12.14pm regarding a house on fire located at Jalan Sibu-Sarikei, after the Paradom roundabout. The State Fire and Rescue Operation Centre despatched firemen from Sibu Central station […]
Firemen’s quick response saves house
MIRI: Firemen’s quick response saved a house from complete destruction. The State Fire and Rescue Operation Centre (Bomba) received an emergency call at 11.42 pm last night from members of the public regarding the fire. Firemen rushed to the incident located at Kampung Padang Kelulit, Bekenu, about 25 kilometres away from the Batu Niah […]
Blaze leaves family of eight homeless
BINTULU: A house at RPR Kidurong Phase 4 was destroyed in a morning blaze today leaving a family of eight homeless. The incident did not involve any injuries or casualties as the tenants managed to get out to safety. Due to the incident, the family had sought temporary shelter at a home of their relatives […]
Two siblings escape unharmed in blaze
MIRI: Two siblings managed to escape unharmed after a teachers’ quarters on the second floor of a four-storey building caught fire at Jalan Jee Foh 9 last night. A spokesman from the Sarawak Fire Department (Bomba) said via a press statement that the siblings aged nine and 11, got out to safety after realising their […]
Lessons from a fire
Tough times never last, but tough people do. — Robert Schuller, American Christian televangelist, motivational speaker and author Something terrible happened to my elder sister and her family recently. Their rented houses at Kampung Sebiew in Bintulu were among a row of 11 wooden houses which caught fire early one morning before the crack of […]
Fire leaves five homeless
MIRI: A house with eight units of storage rooms that were used for storing rice grains in Long Bedian was destroyed in a blaze today, leaving five people homeless. Fortunately, no injuries or casualties were reported in the incident. According to acting Miri Fire and Rescue Zone 6 chief Ahmad Nizam Sapaiee, a team of […]
