Fire damages oil palm fruit laden lorry in Batu Niah
[BorneoPost] - 01/7/2025
MIRI (Jan 7): A lorry, laden with oil palm fruits, was damaged after it caught fire near Ngu’s junction in Batu Niah around noon today. Batu Niah fire station chief Rary Binjie in a statement said the lorry driver escaped unscathed. Rary said they received a distress call on the incident at (…)
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