Tag: razed

Workers’ quarters destroyed in fire

KUCHING: Two blocks of workers’ quarters at a farm in Sungai Tisek, Betong were destroyed in a fire on Monday morning (Sept 13). State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre said a distress call on the incident was received around 7am. It said firefighters from the Betong Fire and Rescue Station (BBP) were immediately […]

Fire destroys workers’ quarters

KUCHING: A workers’ quarters here at Jalan Khung Phin was engulfed in a fire on Saturday (Oct 24). According to the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre, a distress call on the incident was received at 2.57pm and firefighters from Batu Lintang and Tabuan Jaya fire and rescue stations were deployed to the scene. […]

Razed to the ground

JULAU: This 20-door longhouse called Rumah Chat at Nanga Bilat about 20 minutes’ drive away from Julau town was razed to the ground at 1pm today (August 17). It is said that the fire spread so quickly that the inhabitants were unable to save their belongings. In just fifteen minutes, the upper part of the […]