Lit mosquito coil sparks fire that razes three wooden houses

KOTA KINABALU: A lit mosquito coil is believed to have caused a fire that razed three houses at Kampung Bariawa in Sabah’s interior Keningau district early Sunday (Aug 1).

Firemen at the scene who spoke to a victim said she had told them that she had woken up to the smell of smoke just after 4am.