BAU: An early morning fire razed an uninhabited house at Jalan Krokong here, this morning (Sept 18).
Firemen from Bau station were deployed to the scene after receiving a distress call around 1.25am.
Upon arriving, the house was already burned down and the firemen only extinguished the embers to prevent it from spreading to nearby properties.
There were no reports of injuries in the incident and the cause of the fire has yet to be ascertained.
Meanwhile in Miri, a room at the top floor of a shophouse at Jalan Tudan, Permyjaya caught fire around 5am.
Firemen from Lopeng station despatched to the scene, found that the room used to store computer equipment and appliances, was 80 percent destroyed in the fire.
Extinguishing works using three water hoses and a nearby fire hydrant, ended around 7am without any injuries or casualties reported.
The cause of the fire and losses incurred are still under investigation.
