KUCHING: A car parked at Jalan Bako Demak Laut here was engulfed in a pre-dawn fire today (Dec 23).
Fortunately, no casualties were reported in the incident, which occurred at 3.30 am.
In a statement today (Dec 23), the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said firefighters from the Tabuan Jaya station responded to the scene, approximately 15km away, following a distress call.
Upon arrival, they found the car fully engulfed in flames and extinguished it using water from their fire truck.
The team conducted flushing operations at the site to prevent reignition.
The operation concluded at 4.24 am once the situation was deemed safe.
The cause of the fire and the extent of the losses are currently under investigation.
