11 houses razed in Petagas fire, 76 made homeless

By KRISTY INUS

KOTA KINABALU: A fire that razed 11 houses in Kampung Contoh, Petagas on Thursday night (June 16) saw 76 villagers from 17 families made homeless.

The Dewan Sri Putatan has been activated as a temporary shelter to house six families involving 29 fire victims, which consist of 11 men, eight women and 10 minors (six boys and three girls and a baby girl), as of 8am on Friday (June 17).

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