00:00Five children were killed in a fire that razed through five squatter houses at a water village
00:07in Likas on Monday.
00:09State Fire and Rescue Department Deputy Director Farhan Sufian Borhan said the victims, all
00:15girls aged 1 to 14, were found in two of the burnt-down houses.
00:20He added that firefighters were informed about the five missing girls from victims who managed
00:25to run out of their homes.
00:27He said the rescue effort was focused on locating the girls and putting out the fire while preventing
00:33it from spreading.
00:35The charred remains of the victims were found when the flames were brought under control.
00:40Earlier, Farhan said a distress call was received at 12.47pm and teams from various fire stations
00:47were dispatched to the scene.
00:49The fire destroyed five houses, a sundry shop and a store unit.
00:53Farhan said it was too early to determine the cause of the fire, but they found that
00:58the incident started in a house closest to the river.
01:02ACP Kasim Muda said police were on the scene to investigate and are working together with
01:08firemen and other security agencies.
01:11Police have classified the case as sudden death for now.
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