Belaga longhouse razed in fire

The razed longhouse in Belaga.

By Malcolm Lau

KUCHING, June 22: Four units of a longhouse in Belaga, Kapit were razed to the ground in a fire on Monday morning.

Fire and Rescue department (Bomba) was contacted at 10 am and had deployed a team to the scene at Uma Aging Baleng Avun.

According to the Bomba report, the fire managed to be put out together with the villagers.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

Civil Defence Force (APM) and Sarawak Welfare Department (JKM) personnel from Belaga will go to the scene tomorrow (June 23) to get further information on the fire victims.-DayakDaily