Father, daughter escape unharmed as Asajaya house nearly gutted in fire
by Galileo Petingi · Borneo Post OnlineKOTA SAMARAHAN (Dec 22): A 65-year-old father and his 18-year-old daughter escaped unharmed when a fire nearly gutted their house at Kampung Asajaya Laut in Asajaya on Sunday night.
The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said they were notified about the incident at 8.16pm and firefighters from the Asajaya and Kota Samarahan fire stations were dispatched to the scene.
“The house was 80 per cent destroyed, with two vehicles were completely destroyed during the fire.
“The residents, a father and his daughter, managed to escape and did not sustain any injuries,” Bomba said in a statement.
Firefighters brought the blaze under control at 9.25pm and ended the operation at 10.17pm, after the fire was fully extinguished.
The cause of incident and the estimated losses are under investigation.