Fire razes 35 houses in Putatan, 221 left homeless


The fire that razed 35 houses in Kampung Meruntum, Putatan on Saturday.

KOTA KINABALU: A total of 221 Kampung Meruntum villagers in Putatan lost their homes in a blaze that burnt down 35 houses at the coastal village on Saturday (May 15).

No injuries were reported among the villagers but three firemen received electric shocks while extinguishing the fire.

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