Fire razes 60 houses at Tawau water village

About 60 houses were completely razed. (Photos all by Drone Unit, JBPM Sabah)

TAWAU :  – Eighty houses at a water village in Tawau were razed by a fire this morning.

Tawau fire and rescue station chief Jemishin Ujin said the blaze at Kampung Sri Aman on Batu 3 Jalan Apas, which occurred at about 7.30am.

” The fire spread quickly as the wooden houses were close to each other, ” he said in a statement today.

He said three victims suffered asphyxiation due to the smoke, but were reported stable after receiving treatment by an emergency medical rescue services team at the site.

“The fire was extinguished by 51 fire and rescue personnel, including those from the Kunak station, community firefighters and the civil defence force, ” Jemishin said.

He said the firefighters took about 80 minutes to extinguish the fire, putting it under control by 9.20am.

He said the operation also involved the police and Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd personnel.

The cause of the fire has not been identified yet.

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