Fire leaves 680 residents homeless
BELAGA: An afternoon inferno left 680 villagers with nothing but the clothes on their backs after their longhouses at Uma Sambop, Long Semutut were razed to the ground yesterday. No one was injured in the 3.30pm blaze. A spokesman for the Sarawak Fire Department operations centre said the four blocks of wooden longhouses comprised 86 […]
Fire leaves five homeless
MIRI: A house with eight units of storage rooms that were used for storing rice grains in Long Bedian was destroyed in a blaze today, leaving five people homeless. Fortunately, no injuries or casualties were reported in the incident. According to acting Miri Fire and Rescue Zone 6 chief Ahmad Nizam Sapaiee, a team of […]
30 made homeless in evening inferno
KUCHING: An evening inferno at Lorong 5, Kampung Tabuan Dayak here, rendered about 30 occupants homeless after the flames destroyed three houses on Saturday (May 7). There were no reports of casualties in the 8.20pm incident. Firemen from Batu Lintang and Tabuan Jaya stations were despatched to the scene to douse the blaze. Upon arriving, […]
Blaze leaves 27 homeless
BINTULU: A total of 27 people from two families were left homeless after fire destroyed two wooden houses in Kampung Baru here on Sunday (Feb 27). A team of 17 firemen in two fire engines were deployed to the scene after they were alerted at 1.12pm and managed to bring it under control at about […]
Midnight fire leaves family of four homeless
SRI AMAN: A family of four was rendered homeless after their house at Kampung Hulu, Jalan Pasir Panas was destroyed in a fire at midnight (Feb 13). The family managed to get out to safety and escaped injuries. Sri Aman firemen rushed to the scene after receiving a distress call around 12.20am. Upon arrival, the […]
Early morning blaze leaves eight homeless
KUCHING: Eight people from Kampung Semarang here were left homeless in a fire in the wee hours today. The fire completely razed a house, a second was partially damaged while the third was saved by firefighters during the 2am incident. The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre said an emergency call was received at […]
Fire leaves two families homeless
KUCHING: Two families were left homeless after fire razed three homes in Kampung Sinjan near here, last Tuesday. The State Fire and Rescue operation centre said they received an emergency call at 6.46pm and mobilised firefighters from Petrajaya station to the location. “The operation commander reported that the three houses were completely destroyed in the […]
Fire leaves family of five homeless
MIRI: A family of five managed to escape unharmed after their house at Jalan Piasau Lorong 1A, here was razed by fire last Wednesday evening (June 16). State Fire and Rescue Department operations centre said they received an emergency call regarding the incident at about 9.40pm. Firefighters from Miri Central Fire and Rescue Station were […]
Afternoon fire leaves family homeless
MUKAH: A wooden house in Kampung Tellian Daya (Tellian Ulu) here was destroyed in a fire yesterday afternoon. However, all the occupants, including four children were safe. According to sources from Mukah Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), a distress call was received at 3.35pm from the public. A fire rescue team (FRT) comprising six personnel […]
Fire leaves two families homeless
KUCHING: Two families were left homeless after a fire ravaged their shared home at Kampung Tabuan Melayu, here early this morning. State Fire and Rescue (Bomba) operations centre said the house was occupied by two families consisting of two men and two women. It was also reported that the fire also destroyed two motorcycles that […]