KUDAT: A 76-year-old woman was killed in a fire which destroyed a house and a vehicle in Kampung Pituru, here, Sunday night.
The Operations Centre of the Sabah Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department, in a statement, identified the victim as Lo Hiong Lan.
It said the department received a distress call at 10.10pm and a team from the Kudat Fire and Rescue Station was sent to the scene, about 45 kilometres away, but by the time the team arrived, the fire had been extinguished by villagers
“An elderly woman was killed in the fire and the body has been handed over to the police for further action,” he said.
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