{
  "id": 4447992,
  "title": "Family returns from weddings to find home destroyed by fire [WATCH]",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/family-returns-from-weddings-to-find-home-destroyed-by-fire-watch",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T12:54:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/08/1522244/family-returns-weddings-find-home-destroyed-fire-watch"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KOTA BARU: A family who had just attended two weddings returned to their home in Kampung Pasir Kota to find it engulfed in flames. The wooden house belonged to Mak Nik, a woman in her 70s who lived alone. Her daughter had come to pick her up for the wedding ceremonies. Neighbour Che Ibrahim Che Ahmad, 63, heard children screaming and rushed to the scene, alerting his family to evacuate. The fire spread rapidly due to the house's wooden construction. Mak Nik's family arrived later to find their home destroyed. Che Ibrahim's son-in-law, Ahmad Nukman Hanafi, managed to save the family's cars from the flames. Firefighters from Darulnaim Fire and Rescue Station arrived at 5:12pm and took about 30 minutes to stop the fire from spreading further and over an hour to fully put it out. The cause of the fire and the extent of the losses are still under investigation.",
  "summary": "KOTA BARU: A family who had left their home in Kampung Pasir Kota for less than an hour to attend two wedding ceremonies returned to find their wooden house razed by fire today.",
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Family returns from weddings to find home destroyed by fire",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/family-returns-from-weddings-to-find-home-destroyed-by-fire",
        "published": "2026-08-30T12:54:42.000Z"
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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."
}