Villager hears explosion outside house as fire engulfs homes


KEPALA BATAS: A fire victim, whose house was destroyed along with three other homes in Kampung Permatang Krai Besar here early this morning, did not expect that the explosion she heard while warming up food for sahur was actually a fire.

Jamilah Ismail, 58, said she woke up at 4.40am, initially hearing a sound like an explosion outside her house, but brushed it off as people arguing.

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