Fire damages unoccupied house in Sandakan
Published on: Sun, Jul 20, 2025 Text Size: The fire scene. - Pic by JBPM SANDAKAN: A fire broke out at an unoccupied two-storey semi-permanent house at Labuk Road, Mile 8, here, on Sunday. The Fire and Rescue Department received a call at 11.52am and arrived at the scene within 11 minutes, managing to bring the blaze under control by 12.13pm.
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