Afternoon blaze destroys 23-door longhouse in Samalaju

BINTULU, Aug 2 2026: A 23-door Rumah Padang longhouse at Batu 37, Jalan Bintulu-Miri, was completely razed to the ground in an afternoon fire today.

Caption: This is what left after the fire has been extinguished

Samalaju Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), in a statement, said there were casualties report in the incident.

The department said it received a call at 4.30pm, informing of the fire that was licking the longhouse.

Upon arrival at the location, the operation commander reported a fire involving a 23-door, non-permanent longhouse on fire.

The firefighters from Batu Niah, Kidurong and Bintulu stations also came to put off the fire.