Is Bomba at Fault again?

It was around 8:50pm last night when my wife got a phone call from my father in law, saying that shophouse sat Gambir street were on fire. We were shocked as this is the 2nd fire outbreak this year on the same street.

Of course this morning the fire has come to the front page of many online and offline newspapers, not because the deputy chief minister of Sarawak, Dr. George Chan has visited the disaster scene, but due to the historical value and the tie of that place to the people of Kuching! Who doesn’t know where Gambier/ Gambir Street is in Kuching. I believe a lot of our parents or grand parents would go there before the festive seasons like Chinese New Year or Hari Raya to buy some textiles for our new clothing.