| Daniel Lim |
A FIRE broke out at a house in STKRJ Lorong Tiga Selatan, Seria, Belait District yesterday.
After receiving a call at 2.55pm, the Fire and Rescue Department dispatched four fire engines and personnel from the Seria Fire Station, led by Acting Assistant Superintendent Muhammad Ali bin Hassan, Seria Fire Station Commander.
A water tanker from the Kuala Belait Fire Station was also sent to assist the fire fighting operation.
Upon arriving at the scene at 3.02pm, the firefighters managed to control the blaze and fully extinguished the fire within two hours.
Present at the scene to help the operation were Haji Jamail bin Haji Linap, Penghulu of Mukim Seria, and Warrant Officer II Afendi from the Royal Brunei Armed Forces.
The occupants of the house are safe as they relocated to a neighbour’s house.
It was found that the cause of the fire came from excessive heat generated by the charging of a phone through an extension cord.
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