The partially damaged rental house at Lorong Laichee, in Sibu. Photo credit: Bomba

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By DayakDaily Team

SIBU, July 23: A rental house at Lorong Laichee here, was partially damaged in a morning fire.

According to the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), in a statement, they received a call on the incident at 5.47am today and deployed firefighters from the Central Sibu fire station to the location.

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Upon arrival at the location, a large plume of smoke was found billowing out from the front door of a rental house with an area of approximately 18×40 feet.

The rental house was occupied by two men who managed to escape to safety, allowing firefighters to conduct a size-up before extinguishing the fire, which damaged about 50 per cent of the building.

Once the flames were extinguished, the firefighters made sure the situation was secured before returning to the station. — DayakDaily