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Two sisters perish in early morning fire
IPOH: Two sisters were killed when their house at Sungai Betul Bawah, Tanjung Piandang, Kuala Kurau, about 110 kilometres from here, caught fire early this morning. According to the Perak State Fire and Rescue Department spokesman, the victims were identified
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Fire razes eight houses, 50 left homeless
GEORGE TOWN: About 50 people from eight families were left with only the clothes on their backs after eight homes and a car workshop were destroyed in a fire near Taman Cemerlang, Jelutong yesterday. There were no fatalities in the
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Fire: 35 stilt houses in Kampung Bungaya, Sandakan burnt
SANDAKAN: About 35 houses were destroyed in a fire incident at a floating village in Kampung Bungaya, Batu Sapi here. According to Sabah Fire and Rescue Department, its operations centre received an emergency call at 12.40 pm, and a team
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New bush fires break out in Australia as millions brace for the worst
Australian officials warned soaring heat and high winds are already exceeding forecast “catastrophic” conditions today as millions of people across the country’s east coast braced for the worst bush fires in at least a decade. Several new fires broke out
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Australia’s east coast declares emergency amid ‘catastrophic’ fire threat
Authorities in Australia’s Queensland and New South Wales states declared a state of emergency today as the country’s eastern region prepared for ‘catastrophic’ fire conditions. Fires in northern New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland over the weekend killed three people
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Four-year-old boy burnt to death in house fire
KOTA KINABALU, Nov 3 — A four-year-old boy was burnt to death in a fire that destroyed a house in Kampunag Melisau, Tanghilan near here early today. Sabah Fire and Rescue Department said in a statement that firemen found the
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13 houses in Benta Chinese New Village destroyed in fire
KUANTAN: Thirteen units of houses in the Chinese New Village in Benta, Kuala Lipis, near here were destroyed in a fire early this morning. The Pahang Director of the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) Nor Hisham Mohammad said, however,
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Storage rack collapses, causing chemical spill
KLANG:A rubber glove factory’s decision to use an unsuitable storage rack proved costly when it broke and caused chemicals to spill in an incident at the Meru Industrial Park today. Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director Hafisham Mohd Noor
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Furniture booth catches in fire in JB mall, public puts it out
JOHOR BARU: A furniture booth inside Mid Valley Southkey Mall, Johor Bharu, caught fire today, causing some of its displayed items to be destroyed. The Johor Bharu Fire and Rescue Department operations commander Hazrul Rahmad said his team was notified
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Agong visits fire victims in Tawau
TAWAU: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah visited victims of the recent Kampung Otentik, Tanjung Batu Keramat fire yesterday. He said he learnt about the fire when he was in Jakarta, Indonesia recently for a state visit.
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