Grocery store catches fire
SIBU: A grocery store in the old Sungai Merah market building caught fire on today. According to the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre, two teams of firefighters from the Sungai Merah and Sibu fire stations were deployed to scene after receiving a distress call around 12.53am. No casualties were reported during the incident […]
Gas cylinder catches fire, no casualty
KUCHING: A gas cylinder caught fire in a rented room at Carpenter Street on Wednesday morning (Aug 26). According to the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre, a distress call was received around 1.06am. Following the call, teams from Batu Lintang and Padungan fire stations were deployed to the scene. Information received from the […]
Treachery torched the car
KUCHING: A stationary car was partially destroyed after it caught fire, believed to be a result of treachery, here at Jalan Datuk Amar Kalong Ningkan, around 12.02am yesterday. According to the State Fire and Rescue (Bomba) operations centre, a distress call was received around 8:36pm. Prior to the distress call, a team of firefighters was […]
Fire breaks out at factory
SIBU: A rack used to store boxes and processing machines went up in flames at a factory at Jalan Ding Lik Kong on Thursday night. The State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) received a distress call pertaining to the 9.14pm incident and despatched firefighters from Sungai Merah and Sibu fire stations to the scene. Upon […]
Blaze destroys school dormitory
BINTULU: An early morning blaze destroyed a double storey dormitory that housed 12 male pupils of Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Sebauh, Bintulu on Wednesday (Aug 5). Luckily an adjacent dormitory which accommodated 12 female pupils was saved in the incident. Eight firemen from Bintulu fire station arrived at the scene which located at about 41km from […]
Fire partially destroys car
KUCHING: A car was partially damaged after it caught fire at Taman Sri Wangi here on Tuesday night. According to the State Fire and Rescue Department operations centre, a distress call on the incident was received at 8.36pm. Following the call, eight Petra Jaya firefighters, one First Response Team (FRT) scania and three personnel of […]
60 made homeless in longhouse blaze*updated
MIRI: A 12-door longhouse at Kampung Long Selaan Belukon, Hulu Baram, was destroyed by fire on Monday (June 8). The State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) which received a distress call at 11.07am despatched a team of five firefighters to the scene. No casualties were reported. The longhouse has 60-odd residents. Except for 25 of […]
Car catches fire in parking lot
KUCHING: A car was completely destroyed after it caught fire at Jalan Rubber yesterday. According to the State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre, the distress call on the incident was received around 9.48am. Following the call, nine Batu Lintang firefighters and the First Response Team (FRT) unit led by Senior Fire Officer II, […]
Fire destroys premises selling automotive spare parts
KUCHING: Fire destroyed 60 per cent of a premises selling automotive spare parts at Jalan Bengan, Kuching By Pass early yesterday morning. A Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) spokesman said the department was informed about the fire at 2.20am. Firemen from two fire stations at Batu Lintang and Tabuan Jaya were deployed. When they arrived, […]
