MARANG: All locations of vote tallying and polling centres in the Nenggiri state by-election in Gua Musang, Kelantan, are at low risk of any untoward incident involving fire and floods. Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department director-general Datuk Nor Hisham Mohammad said this was the result of inspections carried out by the Kelantan Fire and Rescue Department...
SINGAPORE: Four people were taken to the hospital and 35 others were evacuated after a fire broke out in an Ang Mo Kio HDB unit on Thursday (Aug 1). The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said in a Facebook post that it was alerted to the fire at Block 612 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4, at...
GEORGE TOWN: Thirty-two stalls at the Huma House Hawker Complex at Batu Feringgi were destroyed in a fire on Sunday (July 28). State Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said however no one was injured. "The department received a distress call from the public at about 2pm informing about the incident," said the spokesman. He said 11 personnel members...
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...
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...
VIDEOS of a vehicle in flames have gone viral on social media, with comments claiming that the incident happened at the Customs, Immigration and Quarantine Complex (CIQ) at Johor Baru's Bangunan Sultan Iskandar (BSI). It was also said that the car's occupants, a Singaporean couple, managed to escape unharmed in the incident. Is it true that a...
MUAR: A man was killed and two policemen suffered serious injuries in an accident following a 1km car chase here. Muar OCPD Asst Comm Raiz Mukhliz Azman Aziz said the 4am incident on Thursday (June 27) occurred when the suspect attempted to avoid being arrested by the police. "Based on early investigations, it is believed that two...
HANOI: At least four people, including three children, died after a fire engulfed a six-storey house here on Sunday (June 16) evening, local media reported. The fire broke out at about 6.22pm (1122 GMT) on the fourth storey of the house on Dinh Cong Ha Street in Hoang Mai District, Vietnam News Agency reported. The flames spread...
KOTA KINABALU: Quick action by staff of the Kota Marudu Hospital along Jalan Lotong prevented fire from spreading in its operating room Monday morning. Sabah Fire and Rescue Services Department Senior Assistant Fire Comm Mohd Ishak Amran said that a team of nine men were dispatched to the scene after receiving a distress call at 10.02am. The...
ISKANDAR PUTERI: A big explosion rocked residents of Lima Kedai here following a major fire that hit a factory at the Dato Yunus Sulaiman industrial park here. As firemen were battling to control the fire, small explosions could be heard before a major explosion occurred at the factory at around 11pm on Monday night (May 27). This...
