Tawau: A relief centre was opened at Dewan Serbaguna Kompleks Sukan Tawau here at 5 pm to house victims of a fire that affected 40 houses in Kampung Titingan this morning. Tawau district disaster management committee chairman Mohd Shoffian Mohd Said stated that Tawau was declared a fire disaster area due to the fire.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the declaration is based on the report and information from the field received from agencies in the committee, as mentioned in a statement by Mohd Shoffian Mohd Said. Meanwhile, the Sabah state disaster management committee reported that 310 victims involving 70 heads of household were affected by the fire.

The current number of victims includes 104 men, 102 women, 50 boys, and 54 girls, with the expectation that this number may rise, the committee noted.