{
  "id": 1887796,
  "title": "Fire disaster declared in Sandakan after 28 houses destroyed",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/fire-disaster-declared-in-sandakan-after-28-houses-destroyed",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T07:28:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/08/1514514/fire-disaster-declared-sandakan-after-28-houses-destroyed"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "SANDAKAN: The Sandakan District Disaster Management Committee today declared a fire disaster in the district after a blaze destroyed 28 houses at Pulau Nunuyan Laut early this morning.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Firefighters save 162 homes after blaze destroys 28 stilt houses at Pulau Nunuyan Laut in Sandakan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/firefighters-save-162-homes-after-blaze-destroys-28-stilt-houses-at",
        "published": "2026-08-19T05:23:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "28 stilt houses destroyed in Sandakan fire",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/28-stilt-houses-destroyed-in-sandakan-fire",
        "published": "2026-08-19T06:29:37.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}