KOTA KINABALU, April 22 — Approximately 1,912 victims from 385 families affected by the Kampung Bahagia fire in Sandakan on Sunday (April 19) are currently housed at eight temporary evacuation centres (PPS) as of 8am today.
The Sabah Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) Secretariat said the victims are being accommodated at PPS Dewan Projek Perumahan Rakyat Batu Sapi, PPS Dewan SK Gas, PPS Dewan SK Kampung Bahagia, PPS SMK Batu Sapi, PPS Dewan Sibuga, and PPS SK Karamunting, all of which were opened on Sunday.
“Two more PPS were opened on Monday (April 20), namely Dewan Serbaguna Warga Tua and SMJK Tiong Hwa. The number of victims housed at the centres this morning has increased,” it said in a statement.
The JPBN added that no casualties were reported in the incident.
On Sunday, a major fire in the water village of Kampung Bahagia in Sandakan destroyed about 1,000 homes, affecting an area of more than four hectares.
