House fire leaves family of 9 homeless in Terengganu
KUALA TERENGGANU, May 16 – Nine family members escaped devastating house fire in Kampung Beladau Kolam last night with only clothes on their backs.
According to one of the victims, Suliani Sulong, 35, the 9.30 pm fire not only rendered them homeless, it also destroyed their sources of income as family-run bakery, sundry shop, eatery and chicken processing facility were also housed in the same double-story shophouse.
“The fire started in one of the rooms and noticed by one of my brothers. We tried to douse the fire before the arrival of the firefighters but failed,” she said when met by reporters late last night.
“When firefighters arrived, the fire was already raging and it took them 20 minutes to put out the fire,” he said, adding that the cause of the fire and estimated losses were still under investigation.
– BERNAMA
PHOTO CREDIT FREEPIK
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