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Three children perish in massive Kg Lok Buta village fire

  • A fire in Kampong Lok Buta near Kota Kinabalu destroyed hundreds of wooden and semi-permanent squatter homes in the water village.
  • Firefighters arrived at around 1:40am, used seawater and water from their trucks to battle the blaze, and knocked down four houses to stop its spread.
  • Three children died in the fire, and their charred remains were found after the blaze was controlled at 6:26am.
  • Operations at the fire site were ongoing following the fire being brought under control.
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The fire early this morning involved houses on the water in three villages, namely Kampung Lok Buta, Kampung Lok Poring and Kampung Sabang Lama. (Facebook photo)PETALING JAYA: Two people were burnt, while another person is missing in a fire that destroyed about 200 houses on the water in Numbak, Kota Kinabalu, early this morning. The victims were two siblings and their cousin. Acting Kota Kinabalu Fire and Rescue Department (BBP) chief Hannis Mo…

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KOTA KINABALU: Three children were found burnt to death in a fire involving about 200 floating houses here this morning. The victims were siblings, Mohd. Hasrul Abd. 4, and Ana Abd., 6, and their cousin, Norfadilah Mohd. Thajia, 8. The three victims were found by the fire brigade at 6.40am, 7.20am and 7.46am when ... The post Three children burnt to death in floating house fire appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

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Oh! No Three children who died in a massive fire in Kampung Lok Buta, Sabah have been identified as having close family ties. According to the Sabah Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM), two of the victims were siblings while the other was their cousin. The identities of the three victims have been identified Credit […] The post “Siblings and Cousins” – Three Children Die in Fire at 202 Overwater Houses in Kota Kinabalu appeared first on Malay News…

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Free Malaysia Today News broke the news in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia on Sunday, August 30, 2026.
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