Man dies in early morning fire during Gawai Day in Bintulu
BINTULU: It was a gloomy Gawai Day celebration after a man died when a fire broke out at his house on Jalan Sibiew, near SJK Siong Boon, early this morning.
The Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department operations centre said the victim, identified as Wong Jun Din, in his 50s, was believed to have been trapped inside the house when the fire started at 2.32am.
"The victim is believed to have been trapped but was successfully pulled out by other residents in an unconscious state, with burn marks all over his body, before being confirmed dead by the Health Ministry medical team at the scene," the centre said in a statement.
In a separate incident, five single-storey terrace houses with permanent structures were completely destroyed in a fire at Kidurong MLNG Housing, Jalan Abang Usop, Bintulu, on Saturday night.
The centre said a team from the Kidurong and Bintulu Fire and Rescue stations was deployed to the scene after receiving a distress call at 11.43pm.
"The fire was extinguished by 6.25am today."
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