LAHAD DATU: An elderly man perished in a fire that destroyed 10 squatter houses in Kampung Puyut, Lahad Datu, today.
The early morning fire also destroyed four vehicles, said the fire department.
The 66-year-old unidentified man's charred body was found in the water under his home.
Twenty firefighters managed to put the fire out.
The man's body was handed over to the police for further action.
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