Three houses destroyed in Keningau fire

KOTA KINABALU: Three houses were burnt down during a fire at a Keningau village on Tuesday (April 16). However, no casualties were reported in the fire at Kampung Ria, Jalan Dangulad there. The Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said that the emergency call came at 1.55pm. “When the team arrived, the blaze had already destroyed all three houses. “The...

Fire in Bangsar’s housing area

KUALA LUMPUR: A fire broke out at an affluent housing area in Bangsar on Monday night (March 25). The incident, believed to been an electrical fire. Brickfields OCPD Asst Comm Ku Mashariman Ku Mahmood, when contacted, confirmed that no fatalities were reported from the fire. The fire was extinguished at around 9 pm. Firetrucks were at the scene at...

KL’s Kampung India settlement residents flee to escape fire

KUALA LUMPUR: Victims of a fire that destroyed at least five houses in Kampung India Settlement in Kampung Pandan here at around 9.45pm on Tuesday (March 12) had to flee to the main road to safety. One of them, S Thulasi, said she realised her house was on fire when she saw flames from her kitchen...

Six kids saved after sofa catches fire in Damansara Damai apartment

PETALING JAYA: Six children were rescued when a sofa in their apartment unit in Damansara Damai here caught fire. Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar said firemen from the Sungai Buloh station were dispatched to the scene once the distress call came in at 11.15am on Monday (Feb 12). "When firemen arrived, they...

Small fire breaks out at mall due to Chinese New Year decorations

PETALING JAYA: A small fire broke out at the IOI Puchong Mall when a Chinese New Year decorative booth burst into flames. When contacted, Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar said the incident occurred on Saturday (Jan 27) and added that a distress call was received at around 7.20pm. "Passers-by extinguished the fire...

Six houses destroyed in Penampang blaze, workshop razed in Sandakan

KOTA KINABALU: Six houses at a village along Jalan Penampang-Tambunan were completely destroyed during a blaze on Friday (Jan 19). However, no casualties were reported. The Fire and Rescue Department received a report at 5.30pm about the incident at Kampung Timpoluon Babagon and a team from the Penampang and Kota Kinabalu fire stations were sent to the...

Indian tourist killed, two others seriously hurt in fiery bus crash on NSE

MELAKA: A tourist from Chennai, India has died while two others suffered serious injuries after their bus caught fire following an accident at KM198 of the North-South Expressway here. Alor Gajah OCPD Supt Arshad Abu identified the deceased as Yafarah Taj Fakrudin Hussaini, 17, who was trapped in the burning bus during the accident at 3.50am...

Fire destroys nine houses in Tawau, no casualties reported

KOTA KINABALU: Nine terrace houses were completely burnt down during a fire that broke out at a residential area in Tawau district on Friday. However, no casualties were reported. The Fire and Rescue Department initially received the information at 1.54pm regarding the incident at Taman Victoria, Lorong 4, here. “A team from Tawau fire station was sent to...

Fire destroys school dormitory in Kota Belud

KOTA KINABALU: A school dormitory in Kota Belud on Friday (Dec 1) has been destroyed in a fire but no casualties were reported. The Fire and Rescue Department said they received an emergency call at 6.15pm alerting them to the incident at the Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Kuala Abai hostel. "A team was sent to the location and...