ALOR SETAR: Two restaurants located on Jalan Pantai Chenang in Langkawi, were destroyed in a fire last night. Langkawi Zone Fire and Rescue chief Supt Mohd Zamri Abdul Ghani said that his department received an emergency call at 8.11pm, leading to teams of personnel from Padang Mat Sirat Fire and Rescue Station (BBP), Langkawi BBP and...
KUALA LUMPUR: A 33-year-old woman escaped unhurt after a tree fell on her car in Taman Megah in Petaling Jaya. Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar said the incident occurred at about 7.39pm on Wednesday (Oct 2) during a thunderstorm. "Eight firemen were deployed to the scene. "There was a tree that fell on...
TONGOD: A fire destroyed 44 houses in Kampung Penangah here, leaving 282 people from 74 families homeless. The Sabah Fire and Rescue Department operations centre said an emergency call was received at 7.24pm on Sunday (Sept 15). However, firefighters only arrived at the remote location – more than 170km from the Kinabatangan fire station – at 11.30pm. The...
ALOR SETAR: A total of 15 shophouses in Jitra here were destroyed in an early blaze on Friday (Sept 29). Kedah Fire and Rescue Department operations officer Mohd Bustan Karudin said no casualties were reported in the 1am fire. "The state operations centre received a call from MERS 999 about the incident at 1.25am and firemen from...
