A fireman douses the flames.
MIRI (June 19): A family of four was left homeless after a fire razed their wooden house at Kampung Belipat in Lawas on Saturday.
Zone 7 Limbang Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) chief Awangku Mohd Hazmin Awang Zainal said a team of 11 firefighters from the Lawas Bomba Station, led by its station chief Zaki Husin, rushed to the scene after receiving a distress call at 3.18pm.
“Upon arrival, the team found that the non-permanent house measuring 55 x 120 square feet was 100 per cent destroyed.
“During the incident, the four family members were lucky to have escaped without any injuries,” he said.
Awangku Mohd Hazmin said the fire also destroyed two vehicles — a MPV and a four-wheel-drive (4WD).
Firefighters managed to control the fire until it was completely extinguished.
The cause of fire and total losses have yet to be ascertained.
The operation ended at 6.20pm.