Elderly man burnt to death in Lawas house fire


KUCHING: An elderly man was found burnt to death in a fire that destroyed a terrace house in Lawas, Sarawak's northernmost town, on Friday (June 27) morning.

The body of Dudol Karim, 89, was discovered in the debris of the semi-permanent house at about 6am after the blaze was successfully extinguished.

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