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Evening fire renders 22 families homeless

KUCHING: Twenty-two families were made homeless after an evening fire gutted their longhouse at Kampung Sekubang, Batu Kawa Lama on Monday (Aug 9). No human casualty or injury were reported at the time of writing as all of the residents managed to get to safety. When the State Fire Department received a distress call about […]

4 houses collapse, 18 evacuated

DARO: A block of terraced houses at Tanjung Alan Dua here collapsed on Monday (Aug 2) forcing 18 oil palm plantation workers to be evacuated. A spokesman from the State Fire and Rescue Department operations centre said no casualty or injury were reported during the 8.20pm incident. Upon arrival, Daro firemen found four single-storey houses […]

Fire destroys one house, damages another

ASAJAYA: An afternoon blaze destroyed a house and slightly damaged another in Kampung Asajaya Ulu here, today (May 14). No one was injured in the incident which happened at 2.25pm. Firefighters from Asajaya and Kota Samarahan stations were deployed to the scene. Upon arrival, the teams found that the house, along with the owner’s belongings, […]

Early morning fire leaves 20 people homeless

SIBU: Twenty people from four households were left homeless after their homes at Jalan Tiong Hua here were destroyed by a fire early this morning. Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) Sibu Zone chief Janggan Muling said six houses were razed to the ground in the 5am incident. Three of the houses were occupied while another […]

Narrow escape for woman driver

KUCHING: A woman driver cheated death when her car crashed into the safety barrier on Satok flyover with the front portion hanging over the edge. The incident happened around 2pm on Monday (Dec 21) and it was believed that the driver lost control of her vehicle but managed to stop it as the front part […]