85-year-old tree razed in blaze


GEORGE TOWN: It had stood proudly by the side of the famous Polo Ground for generations, providing shade for the thousands who passed below.

But in just hours, an 85-year-old angsana tree along Jalan Sepoy Lines was reduced to pulp after it caught fire.

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