Three doors of Rh Ningkan in Pakan hit by morning storm

One of the longhouse folks is seen showing the firefighter the damage caused by the morning storm.

KUCHING, Nov 16: Three doors of Rumah Ningkan at 4th Mile Engkamop Road in Pakan were affected by a storm this morning.

According to Bintangor Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), they received a call regarding the incident at 8.45 am and two firefighters, led by PpgB Nicholas Belulin, were deployed to the location which is about an hour’s drive from the station.

“One of the longhouse’s doors (door 22) was about 50 per cent damaged, after its roof were blown off during the storm, which also affected five per cent of next door’s roof (door 23) which was still under construction.

Part of the roof that still remain intact after about 50 per cent of it was blown away during the storm.

“Another door (door 21) has its ceilings damaged due to the rain,” it said in a statement.

The statement noted the firefighters at the scene monitored the situation, including taking notes of the damages and details of the occupants, before returning to the station. –DayakDaily.