BINTULU – A fire broke out at a factory storing bitumen at Jalan Bintulu-Miri this morning.
According to Bintulu Fire and Rescue Department chief Wan Kamarudin Wan Ahmad, no injuries were reported in the incident.
He said firefighters from the Bintulu and Kidurong fire stations were deployed to the scene after being notified about the incident at 7.42am.
“The fire involved a storage tank for bitumen. The firefighters used a ‘defensive’ extinguishing technique to put out the fire,” he said.
Wan Kamarudin said the fire was successfully contained from spreading to adjacent storage tanks at 8.26am and was fully extinguished at 9.11am.
The firefighters ended the operation after ensuring that the situation was safe. – Borneo Post Online, May 17, 2023
