The driver was saved in the fire at Kawa Stone.

KUCHING, Oct. 16: A 39-year-old man survived unharmed after a Subaru Forester XT car he owned caught about 90 percent fire on Stapok Road, Batu Kawa, here this morning.

According to the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Service (JBPM) Sarawak's Operations Movement Centre (PGO), it received an emergency call regarding the incident at 9.24 am.

"A team from the Baton Rouge Fire and Rescue Department arrived at the scene and found a Subaru Forester XT burned almost entirely.

"The vehicle driven by the 39-year-old man was successfully extinguished using an auxiliary hose to start water from the pump", the statement said.

The blackout operation was led by PBK I Gajau Jemat with a nine-member force and an FRT engine.

The operation was fully terminated at 9:59 a.m., while police were also on the scene to assist with related matters.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.