District Fire and Rescue Station Chief Mohammad Hasbullah Nenggok cautioned residents against indiscriminate open burning since it can quickly spread and cause a forest fire
Several schools were closed due to flooding in Lumadan and Klias’ low-lying areas. Among the schools closed were SK Lago, SK Suasa, SK Mempagar, SJK (C) Lian Hwa, Tadika Kemas Pintas, Limbawang State Religious School, Kafa Kg Lago, Kafa Kg Suasa, Kafa Kg Bekalau, Kafa Kg Luagan, Kafa Kg Kuala Balik and SMK St Paul’s
Rakimah Memun, 59, a teacher and senior assistant at Weston Government Secondary School, was seriously injured in the fire on Sunday.
Junaidy Abd Rahman, who is also the Chairman of the Village Community Development Committee, who witnessed the fire, said it started at 10:15pm.
“A teacher’s quarters was involved in the fire and the victim, who is still single, is believed to have suffered burns to her head, back and legs before being rushed to the hospital by villagers,” he said
Firefighters in the district responded to three separate emergency calls to capture three venomous snakes.
Fire and Rescue Station chief, Mohammad Hasbullah Nenggok, said the first call came in at 9.34am on Wednesday from Kg Takuli, requesting the capture of a King Cobra.
He stated that the venomous snake was discovered in the restroom, prompting the owner to call firefighters who caught the snake and released it back into its natural habitat.
“At 10.40am the same day, another call to catch a cobra came in from Kg Limbawang Bypass. “After catching a snake in a house’s living room, it was released back into its natural habitat,” he said on Thursday.
Mohammad Hasbullah said at 11.19am on Thursday, a call was received from Kg Lumadan, which also requested assistance in catching a python in the house. He said the team that arrived on the scene used a snake catcher to catch the snake before releasing it back into its natural habitat
Residents are urged not to block any fire hydrants here so as not to disrupt the Fire and Rescue Department’s usage of it during a fire emergency.
Its Chief Mohammad Hasbullah Nenggok said residents should not be parking their vehicles in the yellow-lined lot near a fire hydrant as it would cause difficulty for the department to utilise it.
“It will take time to remove the vehicles,” he told Daily Express, Sunday, adding that there would be no choice but to issue compounds on cars that are parked there.
He said whether the firefighters want to or not, the last resort would be to break into the car to move it so that the rescue operation can be carried out properly.
He added that no compensation will be paid for vehicles that are broken into.
Hasbullah said inspections will be carried out daily to ensure fire hydrants around the district are free from obstruction