20140401 Malaysia Fire Destroys 31 Squatter Houses In Tawau
Malaysia Apr 01 2014 “Houses”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured 0 or unknown
Fire Destroys 31 Squatter Houses In Tawau
Updated: 2014-04-01-12:00
TAWAU, April 1 (Bernama) — Thirty-one squatter houses in Taman Dingin at Km2 Jalan Apas were destroyed in a fire early Tuesday.
No one was injured in the blaze which occurred at 3.40 am, said Tawau Fire and Rescue Service chief of operations Rudy Fredzex.
He said three trucks with 23 firemen and eight civil defence personnel as well as two utility vehicles were rushed to the scene and the fire was brought under control at about 5 am.
“We had difficulty getting to the fire because of the narrow roads. Besides, the electricity supply had not been disconnected and the water pressure was low,” he said in a statement.
The cause of the fire and damage were under investigation, he said.
Tawau Welfare Department officer Asnah Kassim said the department had registered 31 heads of households, comprising 29 Malaysians and two foreigners, who were affected by the fire.
— BERNAMA
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