Longhouse fire leaves 236 people homeless
Nobody was hurt when the 32-door longhouse was razed in a fire.
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KAPIT: The 236 residents of Rumah Panjang Leorie in Nanga Ibau, about an hour’s boat journey along the Rajang River from here, were left homeless after the 32-door longhouse was razed in a fire at 7.30pm yesterday.
A Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said no one was hurt in the incident and that all the victims sought shelter at relatives’ homes.
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He said the cause of the fire was still under investigation and losses were being assessed.