Houses including two destroyed vehicles were set on fire

KUCHING, Oct. 17: A house including two vehicles destroyed in a fire on Hup Kee Avenue here today.

According to the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) of Sarawak, in an incident at about 10:35 am that morning, houses and Perodua Kancil were burned entirely while Mazda-type lorries burned completely on the front.

"The firefighters received an emergency call at 10.35 am before the team from Batu Lintang, Padungan and Tabuan Jaya Fire and Rescue Department (BBP) arrived on site at 10.52 am.

"A total of 27 firefighters were deployed to the site to carry out the extinguishing operation using three FRT machines and one EMRS machine", the statement said.

The fire was successfully contained at 10:56 a.m., while inspection and extinguishing work continued after the power supply was confirmed to be completely disconnected to ensure no further causes of consciousness.

The operation was fully completed at 12.26 pm with the cooperation of five police officers and four Sarawak Energy (SESCO) officials.

No fatalities were reported in the incident, while the cause of the fire is under investigation.