PENAMPANG: A 37-year-old man suffered breathing difficulties following a house fire at Jalan Sindanan here on Monday morning.
The semi-permanent house was 30 per cent destroyed in the blaze, which was brought under control by 9.38am.
Firefighters from Penampang and Kota Kinabalu stations responded swiftly after receiving the emergency call at 9.17am.
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The victim received initial treatment from the Fire and Rescue Emergency Medical Response team at the scene.
