A house in Kampong Sungai Asam suffered major damage in a fire caused by unattended cooking. However, no injuries were reported in the blaze Tuesday morning. The home owned by Asli bin Othman was occupied by a family of 13 members. The loss was estimated to be at $60,000.
Currently, the family is staying temporarily with their family members. The fire also damaged a nearby house owned by Hadiah binti Abdullah, causing a loss of $2,000.
The Fire and Rescue Department received a call at about five yesterday morning.
In another incident, in the Temburong District at Kampong Sungai Tanit, a fire destroyed a house owned by Mohamad bin Haji Tahir.
More details in Wednesday’s Borneo Bulletin.
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