Storage of old things burned down in Song

SONG, 12 Oct: An antique warehouse was completely destroyed in a fire on Takan Kebiau Road, Phase 2 last night.

The fire also involved a car that suffered about 10 percent damage to the bonnet.

According to a statement by the Centre for Operational Motions (PGO) of the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) Sarawak, it received an emergency call at 12.34 pm before members of the Song Fire and Rescue Service (BBP) arrived on site six minutes later.

"On arrival at the scene, firefighters discovered that a fire involving an unstable structured store of about five to eight square feet was completely destroyed.

"The bomb squad is conducting a blackout operation using an auxiliary channel flow starting at 300 feet with water supply from the pump chopper", according to the statement.

The fire was brought under control at 1:44 a.m. before members conducted an inspection to make sure there was no more coal that could cause recurrent fires.

No casualties were reported involved in the incident.

The operation involved six members of BBP Song with a Fire Rescue Tender (FRT) machine, while the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) was also on site.