BETONG: A fire incident an hour before midnight on Thursday (Oct 27) in Kabong had caused the death of a person.
The State Fire and Rescue Operations Centre (Bomba) received an emergency call regarding a vehicle on fire at 11.01pm on that day.
Firemen from Saratok Bomba station were deployed to the incident located at Jalan Nyabor, Kabong.
“Upon arrival, the operations commander stated that a SUV vehicle was on fire and was destroyed. The operation commander reported that one person, whose gender has yet to be ascertained, died in the blaze.
“Firemen on scene use foam to put out the fire. By 11.42pm, the fire was under control and extinguished,” it said.
The operations ended at 11.50pm. The remains of the victim were extracted and then handed over to the police for further investigation before heading back to the station.
