KOTA KINABALU: A man was rescued by firemen while attempting to jump off the first floor of the Duchess of Kent Hospital in Sandakan on Wednesday (Aug 14) evening. Sabah Fire and Rescue Services Department senior assistant fire commander Mohd Ishak Amran said a distress call about a suicide attempt was received from the hospital at...
KOTA KINABALU: Firemen had to use special equipment to rescue a man who had passed out in his vehicle at a shopping mall carpark on Thursday (June 27) afternoon. The Fire and Rescue Department was alerted to the situation at 12.35pm. Sabah Fire and Rescue Department operations centre assistant chief Riki Mohan Singh Ramday said a four-person...
We think our Singaporean firefighters can also consider stepping up to the challenge. Move aside Ah Sirs, it seems Hong Kong’s finest firefighters are now the talk of the town. Or in this case, the city. Seemingly inspired by their Australian counterparts who coincidentally visited the island a couple of weeks ago, Hong Kong’s Fire Services Department announced their...
MELAKA: Firemen assisted Melaka police in the rescue a 31-year-old man from the rooftop of a building in Taman Pertam Jaya here. Melaka Tengah OCPD Asst Comm Christopher Patit said they were still trying to ascertain why the man climbed to the roof of the one-storey commercial unit at about 1pm on Sunday (Dec 10). "The man,...
PETALING JAYA: Two hikers were rescued in different locations in Selangor on Sunday (Sept 3) after they sustained injuries. In the first incident, a 25-year-old woman injured her right leg while hiking at Taman Eco Rimba in Kota Damansara. Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar said a team of firemen was dispatched to...
KAJANG: An Indonesian couple were killed in a fire at their double storey home in Taman Megah here. Selangor Fire and Rescue Department director Wan Md Razali Wan Ismail said a team of firemen were deployed to the scene once the distress call was received at 2.13am on Saturday (Sept 2). He said that electrical appliances located...
SUNGAI BULOH: Firemen took about 13 hours to extinguish the blaze that engulfed six mattress factories in Kampung Baru Sungai here. Selangor Fire and Rescue Department director Wan Md Razali Wan Ismail said the fire, which started at 4pm on Sunday (Aug 20), was finally put out at 6.05am on Monday (Aug 21). "A team of firemen...
