Tag - Fire And Rescue Department

Two die in car-lorry collision on Gum Gum Road in Sandakan

KOTA KINABALU: A man and a woman died in a collision between a five-tonne lorry and a car in Sandakan early on Saturday (Aug 24). In the fatal mishap, the identities of the deceased have yet to be ascertained. The accident occurred around 9am along Mile 17 Gum-Gum Road. Three others, comprising a man and two women...

Driver killed in two-lorry collision in Simpang Renggam

SIMPANG RENGGAM: A male lorry driver was killed in an accident with another lorry on the North-South Expressway. Renggam Fire station chief Mohd Nizar Ma’mun said the incident happened at KM69 of the expressway on Thursday (Aug 22) He said they received an emergency call about the incident at 6.29pm. Six firemen and a Fire Rapid Tender...

Teen drowns while swimming in Ranau river

KOTA KINABALU: A teenager drowned while swimming in a river along the Ranau-Sandakan road, on Monday (Aug 19) evening. The 13-year-old identified as Nerlyne Christine Januai was reported to be having an outing with some relatives and friends when the incident occurred around 4pm. According to the Sabah Fire and Rescue operations room, the victim was last...

Elderly couple injured after car bursts into flames following crash in KK

KOTA KINABALU: A couple were injured when their vehicle caught fire after crashing into a wall in the city here on Thursday (Aug 15). The couple, in their 60s, were traveling near Taman Ria when the driver accidentally crashed into the cemented brick part of a gate at around 5.30pm, Thursday. Sabah Fire and Rescue commanding officer...

Senior citizen dies in Kinabatangan car accident

KOTA KINABALU: A 62-year-old man was killed when the car he drove collided with another vehicle in Kampung Segaliud, Kinabatangan district on Thursday (Aug 1). The body of Jumali Buhari was extracted from a compact car by firefighters and he was declared dead on site by medical officers at the scene. Meanwhile, the driver and passenger of...

Car, three motorcycles razed in fire at Kg Baru PKNS flats

KUALA LUMPUR: Four vehicles were destroyed in a fire at the Kampung Baru PKNS flats on Wednesday (July 24), reports Malay language daily Sinar Harian. Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department operations commander Mohd Azrol Md Zenan said that an emergency call was received by the Kuala Lumpur Operations Centre at 10.43pm Wednesday. "A team from the...

Fire breaks out at Pulau Burung landfill, prompts mass deployment

GEORGE TOWN: A fire at the Pulau Burung landfill on Sunday (July 21) prompted the deployment of 117 personnel from various departments. State local government committee chairman, Jason H’ng Mooi Lye said that the team included 18 firefighters from the Nibong Tebal, Batu Kawan, Bertam, and Bandar Perda fire stations, along with 57 volunteer firefighters from...

All fired up over ‘handsome deals’

JOHOR BARU: Scammers have been impersonating Fire and Rescue Department officers and fraudulently using the department’s name to dupe businesses with bogus tender deals across the country. So far, nearly a dozen police reports have been filed in Selangor, Sabah, Johor, Perlis and Labuan about such scams, with losses exceeding tens of thousands of ringgit. Forging the...

Kota Kinabalu Bomba removes tree that fell on lorry and car

KOTA KINABALU: Firemen removed a fallen tree that hit a lorry and a car along Jalan Tuaran Bypass here. A call came in at 5.34pm on Monday (July 15) alerting them of the incident, said a Fire and Rescue Department spokesman. He said no one was hurt in the incident. "A team of 10 firemen from Lintas was...

Eighteen houses razed in Kota Belud, no casualties reported

KOTA KINABALU: Firemen from Kota Belud fire station, assisted by teams from the Tuaran station and voluntary firemen, worked together to put out a blaze that razed 18 houses in Kampung Kuala Abai, Kota Belud. No casualties were reported in the incident that occurred on Tuesday (July 9). The Fire and Rescue Department received the emergency call...