Over 280 homeless after fire destroys 44 houses in Tongod
TONGOD: A fire destroyed 44 houses in Kampung Penangah here, leaving 282 people from 74 families homeless. The Sabah Fire and Rescue Department operations centre said an emergency call was received at 7.24pm on Sunday (Sept 15). However, firefighters only arrived at the remote location – more than 170km from the Kinabatangan fire station – at 11.30pm. The...
