{
  "id": 1888926,
  "title": "Sandakan declares fire disaster after 28 homes destroyed on Pulau Nunuyan Laut",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/sandakan-declares-fire-disaster-after-28-homes-destroyed-on-pulau",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T07:58:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/08/19/sandakan-declares-fire-disaster-after-28-homes-destroyed-on-pulau-nunuyan-laut/231927"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Sandakan District Disaster Management Committee declared a fire disaster in the district after a blaze destroyed 28 houses at Pulau Nunuyan Laut early on August 19. According to the committee's chairman, Datuk Walter Kenson, the declaration was made at 9am based on reports from agencies on the ground.\n\nA temporary relief centre was opened at Masjid Al Fattah, Kampung Nunuyan Laut, at 10am following the declaration. The centre was activated after the affected homes were deemed unsafe for occupation, with registration of victims currently underway, as reported by Malay Mail and New Straits Times.\n\nThe fire, which broke out at Kampung Nunuyan Laut, Nunuyan Laut Island, destroyed 28 non-permanent stilt houses. According to the Sabah Fire and Rescue Department, no injuries or fatalities were reported in the incident. The fire was brought under control at 5.45am, and 162 nearby houses were saved from being affected.",
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    "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."
}