SEMPORNA: A morning fire destroyed six wooden houses at Kampung Balimbang Berjasa on Pulau Bum-Bum yesterday, leaving several families homeless but claiming no casualties.
The Semporna Fire and Rescue station received an emergency call through MERS999 at 11.37 am and despatched teams from both the Floating Fire Station and mainland station. Firefighters arrived at the scene within seven minutes to battle the rapidly spreading blaze.
The firemen deployed two hoses using seawater and succeeded in bringing the fire under control by 12.20 pm and fully extinguished by 2.16 pm.
The damage included five houses completely destroyed (100%), one house partially damaged (2%), two fibre boats burnt and one wooden boat 10% damaged.
Authorities are assessing the total losses while temporary shelter arrangements are being made for affected residents.
Other agencies Involved were police, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency and Civil Defence Force. – James Leong
