Fire leaves 252 longhouse occupants homeless

BINTULU: A fire razed 36 of the 63 units of a longhouse in Jalan Sebauh Pandan here last night, leaving 252 occupants homeless.
Bintulu Fire and Rescue Station chief Mohd Meramit said no casualties were reported in the incident at Rumah Nyipak.
"We received a distress call at 9.32pm. The fire is believed to have started at the ninth unit of the longhouse," he said here today, adding that the cause of the fire and damage were still under investigation.
The 63-door longhouse has 406 occupants. — Bernama