669 left homeless as fire razes Sabah village


KOTA KINABALU: A massive fire tore through Kampung Cempaka in Likas early Saturday (Mar 1), destroying 80 homes and leaving 669 people from 139 families homeless.

No casualties were reported in the 5.41am blaze, which spread rapidly across a 250-square-metre area, forcing residents to flee with only the clothes on their backs.

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