A Bomba photo showing the room which was engulfed by the fire just past midnight today.
KUCHING (Aug 14): A workshop hostel room at Mile 10, Jalan Kuching-Serian was totally destroyed in a fire at around 12.10am today.
No injuries were reported during the incident as the workers managed to exit the building safely.
A spokesperson of the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) in a statement said they received a call informing them that a factory at the light industrial park was on fire.
“Upon arrival, it was found that the fire did not involve a factory as reported but only a workshop hostel room which was completely destroyed,” it said.
At the scene were personnel from the Siburan fire station who quickly brought the fire under control before fully extinguishing it.
Investigation is ongoing to determine the cause of the fire.