SARATOK: Villagers’ swift response prevented the spread of a house fire at Lot Wawasan, Kampung Melangor here, yesterday (Apr 18).
The Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) received a call about the incident at 7.05 pm and promptly dispatched a team from the Saratok station.
“Upon arrival, it was discovered that the fire originated from a bedroom, damaging around 20 percent of the room’s structure.
“The flames also affected electrical appliances and furniture. Quick response from villagers, using five units of dry chemical powder fire extinguishers, effectively put out the fire,” Bomba said.
All the occupants of the house were safely evacuated, and there were no reported casualties.
Firefighters deployed a supplementary hose line from the fire engine tank to tackle any remaining hotspots.
Meanwhile in Kuching today, a fire broke out at Chan Furniture in Matang.
Bomba received a call regarding the incident at 12.58 am and dispatched a team from Petra Jaya to the location.
Firefighters discovered a stack of wood and boxes in the building’s staircase area, ignited by an outdoor trash fire and spreading indoors.
The blaze damaged one new sofa and partially affected another sofa. Fortunately, the fire was confined to the staircase area, impacting only 15 per cent of the entire building.
Firefighters used two additional hose lines and water from the engine to extinguish the fire.
