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Daily Express
3 days ago
- General
- Daily Express
Home razed in Tawau
Published on: Tuesday, July 15, 2025 Published on: Tue, Jul 15, 2025 By: Amir Anuar Text Size: Firefighters extinguishing a blaze at a residence in the Sin On Tiku area of Tawau. TAWAU: A house and three vehicles were completely destroyed in a fire that broke out in a residential area at Batu 8, Jalan Sin On Tiku here early Monday. The blaze, which gutted a wooden house, is believed to have started around 4am and no casualties were reported. Advertisement However, three vehicles parked at the scene – a Proton Persona, Proton Saga and motorcycle – were completely destroyed as there was no time to move them. Another vehicle, a Proton Iswara parked nearby, was saved but still sustained approximately 20 per cent damage from the fire. According to a statement from the Sabah Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM), an emergency call from the public was received at 4.03am. A total of 14 firefighters from the Tawau Fire and Rescue Station (BBP), led by Senior Fire Officer I Roslie Suyut, were deployed to the scene. Firefighters arrived at the location at 4.20am with two fire engines and an Emergency Medical Rescue Services (EMRS) vehicle. They used one hose line and another 200-foot line with two jets drawing water from the fire engines and a nearby hydrant to extinguish the flames. The operation ended at 6.41am after the firefighters were satisfied with the safety level at the site and confirmed there was no further risk. * Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel and Telegram for breaking news alerts and key updates! * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
Daily Express
5 days ago
- Automotive
- Daily Express
Cement truck crashes into office in Tawau, two hurt
Published on: Saturday, July 12, 2025 Published on: Sat, Jul 12, 2025 By: Amir Anuar Text Size: The front of the cement mixer truck was crushed after losing control and crashing into the office building of a concrete manufacturing company at Batu 5 Jalan Apas, Tawau. TAWAU: Two people were injured after a cement mixer truck lost control and crashed into the office building of a concrete manufacturing company at Batu 5, Jalan Apas here on Friday. The Sabah Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) received the emergency call about the 10-ton vehicle losing control at 8:50 a.m. In the accident, both victims, aged 60 and 36 respectively, reportedly sustained minor injuries from the impact of the collision. One of the victims was successfully rescued from the vehicle by members of the public and was subsequently sent to Tawau Hospital by ambulance for further treatment. Meanwhile, a fire team from the Tawau Fire and Rescue Station, led by Senior Fire Officer (PBK) II Jehrey Ibno, conducted monitoring at the scene. The fire team also carried out information gathering and inspections related to the risk level at the accident site. Operations ended at 9:14 a.m. after ensuring the situation at the scene was under control. * Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel and Telegram for breaking news alerts and key updates! * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
Daily Express
23-06-2025
- Automotive
- Daily Express
House, Myvi destroyed in Kunak blaze
Published on: Monday, June 23, 2025 Published on: Mon, Jun 23, 2025 By: Ibrahim Tabir Text Size: The fire gutted a house and a Perodua Myvi car, which were completely destroyed. KUNAK: A house and a Perodua Myvi were destroyed in a fire that broke out early Sunday morning along Jalan Tawau-Kunak, near the checkpoint area. According to a statement from the Sabah Fire and Rescue Department's Operations Center (JBPM), the Kunak Fire Station received an emergency call at 12.22AM via the MERS999 hotline. A team of six firefighters, led by Operations Commander PBK I KUP Kamarulzaman Roslie, was dispatched to the scene, located about 39 kilometres from the Kunak Fire and Rescue Station, with one fire engine and an Emergency Medical Rescue Services (EMRS) vehicle. 'The fire gutted a house and a Perodua Myvi car, which were completely destroyed. 'Firefighting efforts involved one 200-foot hose line with a single stream from the fire engine. The operation was brought under control by 1.05am and was ended at 2.07am,' said in a statement issued by State Fire and Rescue Department on Sunday. No casualties were reported in the incident and the cause of the fire and estimated losses are still under investigation. * Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel and Telegram for breaking news alerts and key updates! * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
The Star
22-06-2025
- The Star
Woman killed, husband injured in grocery store fire in Telupid
KOTA KINABALU: A 58-year-old woman was killed while her husband sustained injuries in a fire that destroyed their grocery store and vehicle in Kampung Nangoh, Telupid, about 300km east of Kota Kinabalu. The fire broke out around 9.23am on Friday (June 20), prompting a response from the Beluran Fire and Rescue Station, located some 77km away. Sabah Fire and Rescue Department operations commander Rahmat Rudat said the blaze engulfed a 15-by-40-foot non-permanent structure that also stored 200-litre petrol drums and LPG gas cylinders. 'A Toyota Hilux Single Cab parked at the premises was also completely destroyed. The fire consumed 100% of the shop and vehicle,' he said in a statement on Sunday. The fire was brought under control by 1.50pm and fully extinguished three minutes later, using an open water source with one hose line spanning 200 feet. The 60-year-old male victim had been rushed to the hospital before the fire team arrived, while the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Her remains were handed over to the police for further action. Rahmat added that there was no radio communication or mobile phone coverage during the operation.
New Straits Times
10-06-2025
- General
- New Straits Times
Gone but not forgotten: Blogger's photos preserve Bongawan's lost heritage
KIMANIS: A travel content creator never imagined that his personal documentation of the nearly century-old shophouses in Bongawan, near here, would one day become a valuable keepsake. Sixteen years ago, Murphy Ng took photographs and wrote a blog post about the small town located about 70km from the Sabah capital. "I wasn't aware of this building until my Bongawan friend showed it to me in 2009. I was really impressed by this piece of heritage in a rustic town. "The buildings were in good shape back then. "We toured around, took some photos, and mingled with the friendly locals. "One of them even showed me inside the shoplots. "Everything - the windows, the well, the toilet, and the cold coffee in a bottle - brought back memories, as it looked exactly like my late grandparents' old house in Tamparuli. "I wished these could be preserved, but in my heart, I knew they wouldn't last forever," he told the New Straits Times, adding that at the time, he had hoped the government would step in to conserve them. Despite one of the buildings bearing the inscription "1939," Ng was informed by a local elder that the 10-unit structure was a blend of shophouses built in 1922 and 1939, later joined together. Yesterday morning, a fire razed three rows of the two-storey wooden shophouses and ten cars. However, no casualties were reported. "I was really upset when I found out that all the old shoplots were gone. "We didn't just lose a valuable legacy; we lost the memories and nostalgic feelings tied to them. "They're gone forever, and money can't bring them back. "I'm really glad I wrote about it. Though the buildings are gone, at least we still have the photographs." His new Facebook post featuring old pictures of the shoplots has since gone viral following the fire. Earlier, Membakut assemblyman Datuk Mohd Ariffin Mohd Arif and former Kimanis member of parliament Tan Sri Anifah Aman visited the affected property owners. Mohd Ariffin, who is also the Sabah Science, Technology and Innovation Minister, said he would raise the matter at the next cabinet meeting to seek assistance for those affected. Meanwhile, the Sabah Fire and Rescue Department said the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
