20131029 Malaysia Fire Leaves 35 Families Homeless In Sarawak Water Village
Malaysia Oct 28 2013 “Houses”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 30 to 69 Injured : injured 0 or unknown
Fire Leaves 35 Families Homeless In Sarawak Water Village
Updated: 2013-10-29-00:00
LAWAS (Sarawak), Oct 29 (Bernama) — A fire at a water village here today left 35 families homeless.
The fire occurred at about noon in Kampung Awat-Awat, Sundar, located 35km from here, said Lawas Fire and Rescue Service senior operations commander Zaki Hussin.
He said the 24 firemen rushed to the location had to get across a river by boat to put out the fire with the help of eight volunteer fire-fighters and villagers.
“No one was injured although the fire spread fast with the aid of strong winds at that time,” he said when contacted by Bernama.
The cause of the fire and the damage had yet to be determined, he said.
— BERNAMA
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