KINABATANGAN: Firemen in Kinabatangan and Sandakan responded to separate emergency cases on Monday.
In the first case, fire completely destroyed a workers’ quarters in Kinabatangan. The Kinabatangan Fire and Rescue Station received an emergency call at 10.46 am on the incident which occurred at the SLDB Suan Lamba.
According to the Operations Commander, PBK I Ahmad Pramuja Zainadun, Kinabatangan firemen reached the scene, located approximately 51 kilometres from the station, to find a 10-door wooden quarters fully engulfed.
“A car was also partially damaged, with about two percent of it burnt,” he said.
The blaze was brought under control by 12.40 pm, and operations concluded at 2.37 pm after firefighters had inspected the site to ensure there was no further danger. No casualties were reported.
In a separate incident in Sandakan, a tree fell onto a car near Mile 1/2 Jalan Utara at 8.07 pm. Seven firemen arrived at the location within seven minutes and found a tree had fallen onto a car.
“The incident involved two victims. A 58-year-old man sustained minor injuries and was transported to the hospital by the Civil Defence Force (APM). The second victim aged 24, was unharmed,” Operations Commander, PBK I Alan Ayuh said.
Firefighters and APM personnel cleared the fallen tree using chainsaws and parangs. The operation, which was also assisted by the police, concluded at 9.58 pm. – James Leong
