KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 — Seven passengers of a KL Rapid bus had a fright of their lives when the vehicle caught fire in Jalan Syed Putra heading to Jalan Klang Lama here at about 8 am today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 3 — Two male senior citizens in their 60’s were found burned to death in a fire involving 16 units of squatter houses in front of Scott Garden, Jalan Klang Lama here early this morning.

DHAKA, March 1 — A massive fire raced through a six-storey building in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka late on Thursday, killing at least 43 people and injuring dozens, the country's health minister said.

KUALA NERUS, Feb 26 — Open burning for land clearing purposes, even if for bona fide reasons, poses the risk of creating a ‘protection vacuum’ for the Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 14 — The Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry (NRES) is currently implementing the Sustainable Management of Peatland Ecosystems in Malaysia (SMPEM) project as one of the initiatives to prevent peatland fires due to dry weather following the El-Nino phenomenon.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 — All 16 victims from five families affected by the recent fire incident at the Sri Sabah Flats will be relocated to transit homes at the Sri Johor Flats, Cheras, this Thursday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 — The fire that occurred on the 17th floor of Block 70 in the Sri Sabah Flats, Cheras last Sunday is believed to have originated from electrical wiring issues, said Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department director Muhammad Salleh Abdul.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 — The Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) carried out a comprehensive effectiveness test on the fire alarm system in Block 70, Sri Sabah flats, Cheras, today to ensure the system’s optimal functionality in case of an emergency.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 — The Selangor Fire and Rescue Department rescued six siblings who almost lost their lives in a fire at a unit in Idaman Apartment, Damansara Damai, Petaling Jaya today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 — A total of five units on the 17th floor of Block 70 of the Sri Sabah flats in Cheras were destroyed in a fire last night.

By Selangor Journal Team SHAH ALAM, Feb 7 — Three forest reserves in Selangor have been identified among four locations deemed at risk for large-scale peatland fires, revealed Selangor Fire and Rescue Department director Wan Md Razali Wan Ismail. Sinar Harian quoted him as saying that the...

KUANTAN,  Feb 1 (Bernama) -- A building block at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Senderut in Pos Senderut, Kuala Lipis, was destroyed in a fire last night.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 — A Rapid KL bus carrying six passengers caught fire in front of a shopping centre in Jalan Ampang here this morning.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 — Six houses were razed in a fire in Lorong Raja Muda Musa 3, Kampung Baru here this morning.

NIBONG TEBAL, Jan 22 — Firefighters spent over 18 hours to put out afire at a wood factory along Jalan Kerian, Sungai Jawi here that began yesterday evening.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 18 — The number of flood evacuees in Johor and Sabah has shown a decrease, while in Pahang the number has remained unchanged, as of 8pm today, According to the latest disaster report issued by the National Disaster Management Agency's National Disaster Control Centre, a total...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — The number of flood evacuees, housed in six temporary evacuation centres in the three states, has increased slightly to 280 people, as at noon today, compared with 278 people reported this morning.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16 —The number of flood evacuees at six temporary relief centres (PPS) in three states has remained unchanged at 278 people as of 8 pm tonight.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15  — The flood situation in Johor and Pahang has continued to improve while in Sabah the number of evacuees  remained unchanged, with a total of 459 evacuees tonight compared to 568 evacuees  this afternoon.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 — The floods in Johor and Pahang are continuing to recede today with 891 evacuees housed in 12 temporary relief centres as of 3.43pm compared with 1,842 people at18 temporary relief centres earlier at noon.