“I have been living in this three-bedroom house for 60 years with my wife and daughter,” - an 80-year-old individual who wished to be known only as Teo told Daily Express at the scene.
A spokesperson for the Sabah Fire and Rescue Department Operations Centre said four houses in Lorong 5 were 50 per cent damaged, one 20 per cent and another at 90. The worst-hit belongs to an 80-year-old individual who wished to be known only as Teo. He was a former City Hall head of department. “I was watching television in the living room when I noticed smoke coming from a room in the back.
Meanwhile, one of the 24 firefighters from the Kota Kinabalu Station dispatched to the location fell from a rooftop while battling the flames. “Forty-three-year-old Azrin Amin did not sustain injuries but was sent to the hospital for examination,” said a FRD spokesperson. The fire is believed to be caused by an electrical short circuit. * Follow us on Instagram and join our Telegram and/or WhatsApp channel for the latest news you don't want to miss.
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