Fire in squatter village kills five girls in Likas


KOTA KINABALU: Five children were killed in a fire that razed through five squatter houses at a water village in Likas near here on Monday (Sept 30).

The victims, all girls aged one to 14, were found in two of the burnt down houses between 2pm and 3pm, said State Fire and Rescue Department deputy director Farhan Sufyan Borhan.

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