The luxury SUV engine burned down.

MIRI, Oct 12: A luxury sports utility vehicle (SUV) burned in front of Chung Hua High School, Drighton Road early this morning.

According to a statement from the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department's (JBPM) Operations Movement Centre (PGO), Sarawak received an emergency call at 1.10 am before members of the Miri Fire and Rescue Police (BBP) arrived on site three minutes later.

"On arrival at the scene, firefighters discovered that the fire involved a fully burned engine part of the vehicle.

"The bomb squad is conducting a blackout operation using an auxiliary channel flow starting with the water supply from the engine tank", according to the statement.

The fire was brought under control at 1:27 a.m. before members conducted an inspection to ensure no more sources of fire or coal could cause recurrent fires.

The blackout operation was fully over by 1:50 a.m.

No casualties were reported involved in the incident.

The operation involved seven members of BBP Miri with a Fire Rescue Tender (FRT) machine and an Emergency Medical Rescue Services (EMRS) machine.

The Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) was also at the scene.

The cause of the fire and total damage are still under investigation.