KOTA KINABALU: Two terrace houses and several vehicles went up in flames at Taman Nipoh in Kolombong, here, Sunday.
Nobody was injured in the fire, destroying an eight-year-old Dmax and a one-tonne lorry.
House owner Tan, 76, said he was showering when he heard crackling noises only to realise that his house was on fire.
Clad in a sarong, the elderly man only salvaged his two handphones before running to safety.
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It is understood that the family had been staying in the housing area since 1986.
The unit next to theirs belonged to his daughter, who rented it out to a family of five.
The Lintas and Sembulan Fire and Rescue Station firefighters were deployed to the scene following a 4.41pm distress call.
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