Couple burnt to death, 40 houses razed in Tawau blaze

TAWAU: The charred bodies of a couple were found while seven other individuals sustained burns in a fire that razed about 40 houses in Kampung Sungai Buaya, Jalan Tawau Lama here late Saturday (Jan 8) night.

The bodies of Saiful Rosli, 32, and Jumaidah M. Jida, 36, were found by firemen early Sunday (Jan 9) morning after the blaze was extinguished by 6.20am.