Kg Jaya Setia Fire Leaves 20 Homeless
By James Kon

Bandar Seri Begawan - An estimated $50,000 worth of property was gutted and around 20 people from four families were made homeless after their house was engulfed in flames late yesterday morning.

However, no one was injured in the fire which broke out at around 11.13am at the house owned by Haji Hamdani bin Hj Yahya in Kg Jaya Setia, Perpindahan Berakas.

The swift action of the firefighters managed to save two-thirds of the wooden house, which was believed to have been constructed 50 years ago.

Senior Superintendent Ranee bin Hj Othman, the Commanding Officer of Operasi 'C', said "After we received the distress call at 11.13am, two fire engines with 13 personnel arrived at the scene within two minutes to battle the blaze.

"And within six minutes, we managed to control the situation," he added.

An investigation team revealed that the cause of the fire came from the old ballasts of fluorescent lamps.

Meanwhile, Senior Superintendent Ranee reminded the public to switch off all electrical items before leaving the house and not to leave any pots or pans cooking on the stove unattended to avoid fire mishaps.

Also present at the scene was Awang Haji Yahya bin Hj Abd Rahman, the Director of Fire and Rescue Department. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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