บัสด่วนมาเลย์ “ไฟลุกท่วม” 37 คนรอดหวุดหวิด ส่วนรถเหลือแค่ซาก (คลิป)

As many as 37 people on an express bus escaped death when it caught fire near Kuching, the capital city of Sarawak on Sunday (July 12) night.

Seramai 39 penumpang bas ekspres yang dalam perjalanan dari Mukah ke Kuching berdepan detik cemas setelah bas yang dinaiki terbakar berhampiran Kampung Telagus di Jalan Simunjan-Serian malam tadi. Foto Norsyazwani Nasri

Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department assistant director of operations Tiong Ling Hii said his department received a report on the incident at 8.18pm Sunday and immediately sent a team of firemen from the Serian fire station to the scene. Metro

"The fire caused 90 per cent damage to the bus. Fortunately, the 35 passengers and two drivers of the bus were safe and managed to escape," he said. "The fire was completely extinguished by 10.54pm," Tiong siad, adding that the fire had started from the left rear wheel area of the bus. /Gambar ihsan bomba/