Villagers’ quick action saves students from fire
SARIKEI: Quick action by villagers saved students when a school hostel here caught fire early this morning. There were 12 boys and 17 girls staying at the hostel when the incident happened but they were safely evacuated. According to the State Fire and Rescue Operation Centre (Bomba), the fire happened at SK Orang Kaya Muda […]
‘Fire Heroes’ receive recognition
SRI AMAN: Seven men were recognised as heroes following their brave action in saving their longhouses and a grocery store from being destroyed by fire recently. The fire incidents happened in three separate districts – Saratok on Jan 28, Betong on Jan 30 and Sri Aman on Feb 4. The heroes are Muhammad Irsan Manshorshah […]
Swift action prevents total destruction of sawmill
SIBU: Swift action by firefighters prevented a sawmill here from total destruction after a fire broke out in the wee hours of Thursday (Oct 21). The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said firefighters were rushed to the factory located along Jalan Sungai Engkilo here after a distress call was received at 2.54am. Firefighters at the […]
Don’t wait, report sighting immediately: Maritime agency chief
KUCHING: Rescue efforts will be thwarted if the maritime community fails to act fast by reporting to the relevant agencies of sightings of drowned victims. Timely alerts are necessary for the immediate deployment of rescue assets to retrieve the victims. A case in point was the delay by a fisherman in reporting the discovery of […]
Firefighters quick to prevent fire from spreading
MIRI: Ten firemen from Lopeng fire station on Tuesday morning were despatched to Batu 1 in Kuala Baram to extinguish a pile of scrap tires that caught fire. Their swift action prevented the fire from spreading to an industrial building adjacent to the scene. According to Zone 6 (Miri) Fire and Rescue chief Supt Law […]
Workers’ swift action helps avert inferno
SIBU: Swift action by its workers today (July 27) saved a petrol station at Jalan Brother Albinus and a tanker truck from going up in flames. Eleven fire extinguishers were used by the workers to put out a fire which started from a small explosion in the underground fuel tank. Prior to the incident, a […]
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 […]
Technician earns Bomba award for bravery
KUCHING: A 41-year-old technician has earned a Bomba award for bravery and quick-thinking after putting out a fire at Taman Matang Ria, Matang near here. “His swift action not only saved the house (that caught fire) but other homes in the neighbourhood as well,” praised Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) director Khirudin Drahman. Khirudin […]
House saved from being destroyed by fire
SIBU: Quick response by firefighters here stopped a kitchen fire from completely destroying a two-storey house in Lorong Jeruwit Barat 4 here in the wee hours today (Apr 13). State Fire and Rescue Department’s operations centre said a report of a house on fire was received at 2.32am and firefighters were immediately directed to the […]
Residents save longhouse from being destroyed by fire
MIRI: Swift action by longhouse dwellers saved a 25-door-longhouse from being destroyed in a fire in Batu Niah. The State Fire and Rescue operation centre said a team of firefighters were dispatched from Batu Niah to Kampung Sungai Teh, Ulu Suai, near the site of the incident after the centre received an emergency 999 call. […]
