A total of 73 people from nine families became homeless when seven wooden houses in Kampung Bahru in Sibu, Sarawak were destroyed in a noon fire on Friday.

Central Zone Bomba chief Wan Kamaruddin said 25 firemen were dispatched to the scene but it took them 40 minutes to contain the fire due to hot weather and strong wind.

Read more at https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2019/03/22/73-left-homeless-after-fire-razes-wooden-houses-in-sibu/