Bomba monitoring small underground gas fire in Simunjan
Firefighters are monitoring the small underground gas fire in Simunjan, Sarawak.
Fire and Rescue Senior Officer II Fairus Jemain said the Simunjan fire station received a call about the fire at 10.56pm on Friday (Dec 29) and deployed a team to the site.
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Fire and Rescue Senior Officer II Fairus Jemain said the Simunjan fire station received a call about the fire at 10.56pm on Friday (Dec 29) and deployed a team to the site.
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00:00 Firefighters are monitoring the small underground gas fire in Semunjan, Sarawak.
00:06 Fire and Rescue Senior Officer 2 Firuz Jemain said the Semunjan Fire Station received a call about the fire at 10.56pm on Friday and deployed a team to the site.
00:17 Firuz said initially they extinguished the fire using foam, but the flames were only extinguished temporarily.
00:24 He said his team was at the location again on Wednesday to put out the fire.
00:29 The fire was believed to have occurred where geological works had previously been carried out.
00:35 Firuz said the fire is not a threat, but however advised local villagers to stay away from the area for now as the fire is located by the side of a small road.
00:44 He said a police report had been lodged and that the relevant authorities have also been informed about the incident.
01:06 For more information visit www.fema.gov