20130807 Malaysia Fire Destroys Four Houses In Kampung Sungai Bedil
Malaysia Aug 06 2013 “Building” “Houses”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured 0 or unknown
Fire Destroys Four Houses In Kampung Sungai Bedil
Updated: 2013-08-07-08:07
KUCHING, Aug 7 (Bernama) — Four houses in Kampung Sungai Bedil near here were destroyed in an early morning fire.
State Fire and Rescue Department Public Relations Officer Tan Min Chai said four fire engines from Petra Jaya, Tabuan and Padungan with 38 fire fighters managed to put the fire out with the assistance of the Rapid Intervention Motorcycle (RIM) unit.
“The department received a call at 7.55am and the team from Petra Jaya, located seven kilometers away, arrived at the scene at 8.06am.
“When the firemen reached the location, two houses were already on fire before it spread to the third house. Firemen managed to stop the blaze from completely destroying the fourth house,” he told Bernama.
According to residents near the location, the fire was believed to have started from a houses where lemang was being cooked but the Fire and Rescue Department was investigating the actual cause of fire.
“There were no loss of lives reported,” he said.
— BERNAMA
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Date:2013-08-07
Country:Malaysia