KUCHING, March 31 -- A Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration turned into a terrifying ordeal for a family in Kampung Goebilt, Muara Tebas, when the floor of their house suddenly collapsed this morning.

The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) responded to the emergency, dispatching a team from the Tabuan Jaya fire station after receiving a distress call around 11.10am.

"There were four people injured - two men and two young girls. The villagers took them to the hospital before the rescue team arrived," Bomba said in a statement.

Jamel Jamaah, 65, a resident of the house, recounted the harrowing moment when the floor gave way beneath his family members.

"I was sitting at a corner of the living room when many of my family members came to visit...