Firefighters save house from total destruction
MIRI: Swift action by firefighters prevented a house at Taman Strawberry Park here from total destruction after a fire broke out on Wednesday (July 14). The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said firefighters were immediately sent to the house after a distress call was received around midnight. “The complainant reported a fire at a two-storey […]
Bus without passengers catches fire, no casualties reported
SARATOK: A bus commuting from Sibu to Kuching, burst into flames along Jalan Saratok-Pusa today (June 22). Saratok fire chief Nazry Mohamat stated that no casualties or injuries were reported as the bus driver managed to get out to safety. His men were despatched to the scene after receiving a distress call around 9.35am. Upon […]
Four vehicles destroyed in fire
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Four vehicles were engulfed in a fire while another was slightly damaged behind a car workshop here this morning (Jan 19). The 9.55am incident occurred at Jalan Datuk Mohd Musa, Desa Ilmu and no casualties were reported. Firefighters from Kota Samarahan fire station were despatched to the scene after receiving a distress call […]
Police patrol car, rental room catch fire
SIBU: Four security personnel escaped alive after the police patrol car they were in caught fire at Jalan Sungai Assan-Jalan Paradom intersection here yesterday. The State Fire and Rescue Department operations centre despatched firemen from Sibu Fire and Rescue Station to the scene after receiving an emergency call on the incident at 8.50pm. Upon arrival, […]
Fire destroys quarters of workers in Selangau
SIBU: Thirteen Indonesian plantation workers were made homeless after their quarters at Ladang Sungai Sepiak, Dijih in Selangau were engulfed in flames on Saturday (Dec 26). The Sarawak Fire Department operations centre said the workers comprised 11 men and two women. According to the spokesperson, the incident occurred around 10pm on Saturday. “However, we only […]
Fire destroys store, bike and grass cutters
SEMATAN: A store at a wildlife sanctuary at Jalan Telok Melano was destroyed in a fire last Sunday (Dec 13). The State Fire Department operations centre received a distress call around 11.25pm and despatched firemen from the Lundu fire station to the scene. By the time the firemen arrived, employees at the sanctuary had put […]
Unoccupied house catches fire
KUCHING: An unoccupied house at Jalan Foochow 2B here caught fire last Saturday (Oct 17). According to the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre, a call on the incident was received at 10.13pm, and a team of firefighters of Padungan and Tabuan Jaya fire stations was deployed to the scene. Upon arrival, the fire […]
Air-cond in house catches fire
KUCHING: An air-conditioning unit inside a home at Taman Dusun, Jalan Matang/Sejijak here caught fire today. According to the State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), a distress call on the incident was received at 12.19pm and firefighters of Petra Jaya Fire and Rescue Station were immediately despatched to the scene. Upon arrival, the firefighters found […]
Blaze burns house to ground
KUCHING: A double-storey house was engulfed in a fire at Jalan Pisang Barat, here on Tuesday (Sept 22) evening. The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) received a distress call at 4.35pm and deployed firefighters from Batu Lintang and Padungan fire and rescue stations to the scene. Upon arrival, operations commander PBK II Patrick Maong informed […]
25 escape inferno, dorm totally razed
KUCHING: A two-storey workers’ dormitory building was completely razed in an inferno at Pending Industrial Estate (Shin Yang) on Monday (Sept 14). According to State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), a distress call about the incident was received around 9.01pm, and a team of firefighters was immediately despatched to the scene. “The fire operations commander […]
