News about fire

MUKAH (Jan 6): An employee of an oil palm plantation in Balingian, about 75km from here, suffered burns on his hands in an attempt to extinguish a fire that engulfed a block of workers' quarters Saturday night.

TAIPING (Jan 6): Seven units of double-storey terrace houses, four motorcycles, a van and a car were razed in a fire in Taman Tupai Mas here, early Saturday morning.

  KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 6): Malaysia stands ready to extend necessary assistance to Australia in its ongoing bushfire crisis, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.

JOHOR BAHRU (Jan 4): Handicapped powerlifting athlete, Muhammad Ata Maarof was killed in a fire at his family house Taman Pagoh Jaya, near Muar, today.

KUALA SELANGOR (Jan 2): Kampung Kuantan here is famous for its fireflies that dazzle visitors with their synchronised flashing patterns.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 31): The 13 families who were left homeless in a fire incident at Kampung Kovil Hilir, Jalan Ipoh here on Dec 20 have been offered transit homes by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL).

LANGKAWI (Dec 30): An AirAsia flight to Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (klia2) turned back three minutes after taking off from Langkawi International Airport (LIA) this morning.

KOTA KINABALU (Dec 27): A total of 93 victims have been temporarily housed at the Sembulan hall after their rented units in Kampung Sembulan Baru were destroyed in a fire at 11.

SHAH ALAM (Dec 24): The 15th prosecution witness in the case of the murder of Cradle Fund Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Nazrin Hassan, told the High Court here yesterday that he had never investigated a fire case caused by an explosion of the Blackberry type handphone.

TUMPAT (Dec 23): Two houses were gutted in a fire believed to have been caused by a mentally ill woman who burned rubbish inside the home, in Kampung Nechang, Tumpat, yesterday.