{
  "id": 4318706,
  "title": "Three children found dead after fire destroys 200 houses in Sabah water settlement",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/three-children-found-dead-after-fire-destroys-200-houses-in-sabah",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T00:40:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Vibes",
    "slug": "the-vibes",
    "url": "https://www.thevibes.com/articles/news/126727/two-burnt-to-death-one-missing-after-fire-destroys-200-houses-in-sabah"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Three children, identified as Mohd Hasrul Abd, four, Ana Abd, six, and Norfadilah Mohd Thajia, eight, were found dead in a massive fire that destroyed about 200 makeshift houses in a water settlement in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. The fire broke out at around 1.30am and consumed the makeshift houses over an area of approximately 79 metres by 116 metres, affecting three villages - Kampung Lok Buta, Kampung Lok Poring, and Kampung Sabang Lama. The third victim was discovered not far from the first two victims during ongoing firefighting operations at 7.46am. The cause of the fire and the extent of the losses are currently under investigation.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Three children killed as massive Kota Kinabalu fire razes over 200 squatter houses",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/three-children-killed-as-massive-kota-kinabalu-fire-razes-over-200",
        "published": "2026-08-30T02:42:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "3 children killed as fire sweeps 3 villages in Sabah",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/3-children-killed-as-fire-sweeps-3-villages-in-sabah",
        "published": "2026-08-30T02:46:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}