Firefighters rushing to fight the fire
22 June 2011 Wednesday - A kitchen fire at a building at the centre of Belait Town trigger panic among the residents and shoopers at Belait Town. The fire which occured today (22 June 2011, Wednesday) around 2:00pm at a building adjacent to the Chung Hwa Secondary School staff house saw people fleeing out from the building.
Two fire engines and a support vehicle from the Belait Fire station rushed to the scene to fight the fire which is extinguished few minutes later. Due to the thick smoke in the affected room the firefighters had to wear the Breathing Apparatus (B.A) sets to locate and extinguish the fire source. The fire occured when most parts of the Belait District are affected by major blackout which are triggered by the storm.
Also seen on the scene are a fire engine from Brunei Shell Fire and Emergency Response (BSPFAERS) who are on standby as well as a team of paramedic from Suri Seri Begawan Hospital and police personnel from the Belait police station. Present at the scene was Suprintendent Chin Pok, deputy commanding officer of Belait Operational B command.
According to Belait Operational B Command Public Relation Officer Awang Mohd Taha bin Bakar said “The fire destroy a kitchen and it was suspected to be caused by a gas tank. A person are also injured in the incident when trying to evacuate from the building and transferred to the nearby hospital by members of the public.”
According to an eyewitness who are at the nearby shop said “I see people running and rushed to the burning building. Most people think it was a drill as the smoke are not quite thick. Luckily the firefighters quick action prevent it from spreading to the whole building”.
The building where the fire occured housed a tailor shop, a retail supply shop, beauty saloon as well as living quarters for foreign workers. The fire occured few weeks after the midnight house fire which destroy a twin house at Jalan Sungai Pandan.
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