20141112 Malaysia Fire Leaves 153 Victims Homeless In Kinarut
Malaysia Nov 12 2014 “Houses”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured 0 or unknown
Fire Leaves 153 Victims Homeless In Kinarut
Updated: 2014-11-12-12:00
KOTA KINABALU, Nov 12 (Bernama) — An early morning fire that destroyed about 13 wooden houses in Kampung Pituru, Kinarut, left 153 people homeless Wednesday.
Papar Fire Station acting chief Iszuady Rosli said they received a call at 2.01 am and deployed four engines to the scene.
“The fire was brought under control at 5.29 am and there were no casualties,” he said when contacted by Bernama here.
He said 31 members of the Civil Defence Department, the police and the Armed Forces also assisted in the firefighting operation.
The cause of the fire and estimated loss are still under investigation.
— BERNAMA
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