More than 100 made homeless in Sarawak longhouse blaze

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The fire destroyed two blocks of longhouses and a church

BINTULU: More than 100 residents from about 40 families at Uma Bawang in Sungai Asap, Belaga were made homeless when two blocks of longhouses and a church were razed on Monday evening.

Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department assistant director Tiong Ling Hii said they had yet to ascertain the exact number of residents affected by the fire as at 10.45pm, or if more people were injured.

 

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