Kudat fire destroys 179 water houses, over 1,600 homeless

KOTA KINABALU – More than 1,600 people were made homeless in a fire, which destroyed 179 water houses in Kg Landung Ayang, Kudat, yesterday.

According to the Sabah Fire and Rescue Department, 48 firefighters from the Kudat fire and rescue station, assisted by the Volunteer Fire Brigade rushed to the scene after receiving a distress call at 4.26pm.

On arrival, the fire was at its peak and firefighters managed to control the fire at 6.43am, completing firefighting operations at 8.19pm, it said.

No casualties were reported.

Also involved in the firefighting operations were members of the Malaysian Civil Defence Force, Malaysian Volunteer Corps Department and Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd.

Meanwhile, the Sabah Disaster Management Committee secretariat, in a statement, said a relief centre at Dewan Tun Mustapha, Kudat, had been activated to accommodate the victims, involving around 200 families. – Bernama, February 17, 2022