Tag - Fire And Rescue Department

Johor plans to build next airbase as state turns into petrochemical hub

PASIR GUDANG: Priority will be given to Johor in building the next airbase, which is in line with the government's plan to turn the state into a petrochemical hub. The Fire and Rescue Department director-general Datuk Seri Abdul Wahab Mat Yasin (pic) said that currently, the department only had one airbase for the northern zone in...

Python in car forces driver to drive straight to fire station to seek help

KUALA LUMPUR: A driver drove straight to the Cyberjaya fire station after seeing a large python emerging from the hood of his moving car. The incident caught in a two-minute and 48-second video was uploaded online by Internet celebrity "Cikgu Anep" on his social media. In the video, a woman could be heard telling the driver to...

Body of teen who fell into a river in Penampang found

KOTA KINABALU: The body of a 13-year-old boy who fell into a river in the Penampang district on Tuesday evening (Oct 10) has been found. The victim’s body was found at 6am, after search and rescue teams resumed their operations at Kg Inobong on Wednesday (Oct 11). State Fire and Rescue Department assistant director of operations Hamsa...

Man suffers 30% burns, 12 motorcycles damaged in blast at KL apartment

KUALA LUMPUR: A man suffered 30% burns to his body while 12 motorcycles were damaged following an explosion and fire at the Desa Tun Razak Apartments here on Thursday (Oct 6) night. A City Fire and Rescue Department operations centre spokesman said they received the distress call at 10.59pm on Thursday. "We deployed 16 personnel and four...

15 Jitra shophouses destroyed in 1am blaze

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...

Indian tourist goes missing while hiking in Cameron Highlands

IPOH: A 44-year-old Indian tourist has been reported missing since Sept 22, after he is believed to have gone hiking at Gunung Jasar in Tanah Rata, Cameron Highlands. Cameron Highlands OCPD Deputy Supt Azri Ramli said that the man, Nandan Suresh Nadkarni, had checked in to Hikers Sleep Port Guest House, Tanah Rata, on Sept 19,...

Man drowns while fishing at Sungai Tebrau

JOHOR BARU: A 39-year-old local man has drowned while fishing at Sungai Tebrau here. Tebrau Fire and Rescue Department operations commander Shahril Sapar said they received a call about the incident in Kangkar Tebrau at 12.42pm on Sunday (Sept 17). "Fifteen firemen were deployed to the scene upon receiving a distress call about the incident. "We conducted a...

Two killed in fire after car-lorry crash in Rawang

PETALING JAYA: Two people were killed when their car caught fire following a collision with a container lorry at Jalan Kuala Garing in Rawang. Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar said the victims were a 26-year-old man and 23-year-old woman. The accident occurred at 3.53am on Thursday (Sept 7). "The victims' car was 70%...

Foreign worker killed in quarry accident

IPOH: A foreign worker has died in a mishap at a quarry in Keramat Pulai here. According to Perak Fire and Rescue Department operations officer Faiezaruddin Mohd Yusop, a distress call was received at 11am on Tuesday (Sept 5). “The victim’s hand was reported to be stuck in heavy machinery. “Right now we have to stop the retrieval...

Fisherman saves woman who fell from Penang Bridge

GEORGE TOWN: A 23-year-old woman who fell from the Penang Bridge early Wednesday (Aug 30) has been rescued by a fisherman. According to a statement by the Fire and Rescue Department, the woman was pulled from the sea at 4.52am. "Firemen arrived at the scene at KM7.4 of the bridge, heading towards Prai, at 4.28am. We found...