SIBU: A husband and wife perished, while six others escaped unhurt after a fire destroyed a plantation workers' quarters at the Woodman Estate in Baram, Miri, early on Sunday (Jan 18). A spokesman for the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department Operations Centre identified the deceased as Berain Skam and Terit Lenjau, both 37, residing in Unit A of the quarters. "The survivors, comprising five adults and one child who occupied Unit B, managed to escape the burning building in time. "The semi-detached single-storey quarters measuring approximately 40 x 30 square feet was completely razed in the incident," the spokesman said in a statement on Sunday. Before the firefighters arrived, plantation workers had initiated firefighting efforts and put out the blaze using 30 fire extinguishers and three water pumps.

Source: The Star January 18, 2026 19:50 UTC