Car catches fire in Piasau apartment parking lot, no injuries reported
The heavily damaged condition of the front portion of the car, which caught fire.
MIRI (June 28): Firefighters were called to Jalan Jinhold in Piasau during the early hours today after a car caught fire in front of an apartment.
According to the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), a distress call was received at around 3.21am regarding the incident, which occurred in a parking lot outside a residential apartment.
A team of eight personnel from Bomba Miri Sentral was dispatched to the location, about six kilometres away.
'Upon arrival, a Honda Civic parked in front of the apartment was found engulfed in flames, with 80 percent of the front portion already destroyed,' the department said in a statement.
Firefighters used one hose, drawing water from their fire engine, to extinguish the blaze. No injuries or fatalities were reported.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
After confirming the scene was safe and fully under control, the team returned to the station.
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