Longhouse destroyed in Marudi inferno, firefighters take over 8 hours to arrive due to remote location

The four-door longhouse in Kampung Long Selulung, Apoh Baram was destroyed by a fire that broke out on Sept 14, 2024.

By DayakDaily Team

KUCHING, Sept 15: A four-door longhouse in Kampung Long Selulung, Marudi, was destroyed by a fire as it took firefighters more than eight hours to arrive due to the village’s remote location.

According to a report from the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre today, the fire broke out around 8.35pm last night (Sept 14).

They received a call regarding the incident at 11.10pm and deployed Bomba Marudi to the location.

It was reported that the longhouse was destroyed in the incident, and there were no casualties. — DayakDaily