24-door longhouse fire leaves 180 homeless
MIRI: Rumah Jeff Anchum, a 24-door longhouse in Bukit Limau, Tinjar, was razed to the ground in Monday’s night fire (April 5), leaving 180 people homeless. The longhouse, located at about 117km from the nearest fire station, is only accessible by a logging road. Zone 6 fire chief Supt Law Poh Kiong said an initial […]
Fire razes two houses, eight made homeless
KUCHING: A disabled person suffered burns on the shoulder in a fire which razed two houses at Kampung Sungai Midin, Petra Jaya last Saturday night (Apr 3). Firemen from Petra Jaya and Padungan stations were despatched to the scene upon receiving a distress call about the fire at 10.55pm. Upon arriving, the teams found that […]
Fire razes Pa Derung longhouse, leaves 21 homeless
KUCHING: Mulu assemblyman Datuk Gerawat Gala will request the government to help rebuild the Pa Derung longhouse in Bario which was razed to the ground early last Friday leaving 21 villagers homeless. He said a committee would be formed to oversee the rebuilding of the longhouse. “Today (Mar 19), I went to Bario to visit […]
21 residents made homeless in Bario fire
MIRI: Fire gutted an eight-door longhouse and a stand-alone dwelling at Kampung Pa Derung, Bario in the wee hours of Friday (March 19). Miri Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) chief Law Poh Kiong said fortunately, no casualties and injuries were reported. “The police along with (utilities company) Sarawak Energy Berhad were alerted of the incident […]
Family of three made homeless in night blaze
SARIKEI: A family of three was made homeless after fire gutted their house at Jalan Sungai Petai, Scheme B here on Tuesday night. State Fire and Rescue Department operation centre said the family members identified as Lee Fouk Chuan, aged 66, Lau Eing Yong and Jacay Lau, managed to escape the blaze unharmed. Sarikei Fire […]
Fire guts two houses, leaves 25 homeless
MIRI: Two double-storey houses in Long Lama, were gutted by fire on Monday (Dec 14) evening. The fire also left 25 residents homeless and all are now temporarily staying with their relatives. The State Fire Department operations centre despatched firemen from the Lopeng fire station to the scene after receiving a distress call around 5.35pm. […]
State ranks third in number of homeless people rescued
KUCHING: Sarawak ranks third highest in terms of number of homeless people rescued, said Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. “During the movement control order (MCO) from March 28 to June 8 this year, a total of 145 homeless people were rescued, whereas from June 9 to October […]
Hope Place helps mother-of-six
KUCHING: A struggling mother-of-six received assistance from Hope Place, a local non-governmental organisation, on Wednesday. The homeless woman and her children were found on the streets of 7th Mile on Tuesday and were provided temporary shelter by Anjung Kasih before being referred to Hope Place. The woman was identified as Norazlina Nasir, 34, and she […]
Help arrives for Long Balau fire victims
MIRI: The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) and Mulu assemblyman Dato Gerawat Gala arrived at Long Balau today, bringing with them essential items for residents of a 23-door longhouse that was razed by fire earlier in the day. Firefighters, including Bomba Miri chief Supt Law Poh Kiong, reached the location around 1pm. The fire left […]
Early morning fire leaves five homeless
IGAN: A family of five, including a two-year-old toddler, had a brush with death when their house at Kampung Skrang here was engulfed in flames today (Oct 15). According to the State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), six firefighters were despatched to the scene following an alert received at 2.10am. Upon arrival, the firefighters found […]