KOTA KINABALU: Residents at the Kampung Panji water village came together to put out a fire and prevent the blaze from possibly turning into a tragedy. But their quick actions were not enough to stop the fire, which started at a wooden house, from destroying seven houses in the 5.15pm incident on Thursday. Firemen who arrived at the scene some 20 minutes after the fire was reported managed to bring the blaze under control at about 6pm. He commended the villagers' swift action and cooperation in helping to prevent the fire from spreading. "Only seven houses were burnt down with no casualty reported," he said when contacted.

Source: The Star July 28, 2017 03:22 UTC