Kota Kinabalu: Two child brothers perished in a fire that razed six houses in Kampung Pulutan, Menggatal, here, at about 1 pm on Thursday.
Found by rescue workers, they were identified as Jackron Jabri, six, and Jayraiyen Jabri, five.
The fire department said the two boys were the only ones home at the time, while their mother was out working, father sending their cousin to the hospital for a review and the other siblings still at school.
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