Fire destroys over 700 houses in Tawau

18 Mar 2022 12:06am
Over 700 houses were destroyed in a fire at Jalan Apas Kampung Kurnia Jaya, Batu 4, Tawau, on Thursday.
Over 700 houses were destroyed in a fire at Jalan Apas Kampung Kurnia Jaya, Batu 4, Tawau, on Thursday.

TAWAU - A fire destroyed more than 700 houses in a water village of Kampung Kurnia Jaya, Batu 4 Jalan Apas, here, on Thursday, but no casualties were reported.

Tawau Fire and Rescue station chief Julius John Stephen said the station was summoned at 4.45 pm and more than 40 firemen were rushed there.

"We were also assisted by firemen from the Semporna fire station," he said, adding that the fire was brought under control at 9pm but the operation was still ongoing at press time.

The cause of the fire and damage had yet to be ascertained, he told reporters at the scene. - BERNAMA

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