{
  "id": 18100215,
  "title": "Boy, 12, dies in Tawau fire",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/boy-12-dies-in-tawau-fire-18100215",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T09:03:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/11/04/boy-12-dies-in-tawau-fire"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A 12-year-old boy named Jackson Zack lost his life in a devastating fire that destroyed approximately 30 houses in Kampung Sentosa Block 4, Tawau, Malaysia. The fire department was alerted at 6:44am and arrived on the scene within three minutes, but the flames had already consumed six houses. Firefighters, including 47 personnel, found the victim's charred remains in a room. The lack of fire hydrants, narrow access roads, and the houses' proximity to each other complicated the firefighting efforts. One of the victims, Bakri Syarifuddin, recounted how the fire erupted as he was dropping off his child at school. He managed to salvage only personal documents, as the rest of his home was destroyed. The deceased boy was identified as the nephew of Bakri's wife.",
  "summary": "The fire also destroys 30 houses in Kampung Sentosa.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Tawau fire claims life of 12-year-old boy, destroys 30 houses",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/tawau-fire-claims-life-of-12-year-old-boy-destroys-30-houses",
        "published": "2026-11-04T07:54:47.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}