Bomba crew cuts through padlock to rescue sleeping teen from smoke-filled home in Kuching
A firefighter turns off the unattended stove in Matang. — The Borneo Post pic/Bomba handout
Wednesday, 12 Feb 2025 3:54 PM MYT
KUCHING, Feb 12 — A teenage girl was rescued from a smoke-filled house caused by an unattended stove in Matang here this morning.
The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said a report on the incident was received at 8.41am and personnel from Petra Jaya were deployed to the scene.
“The personnel had to cut through a padlock to enter the house.
“Inside, they found the girl asleep in a bedroom, unaware of the smoke spreading from the kitchen,” said a Bomba spokesperson in a statement today.
Firefighters quickly turned off the stove and ventilated the house to clear the smoke.
No casualties or structural damage were reported and the operation concluded at 9.18am.
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