KUCHING: A family of three were left with nothing but clothes on their backs after their wooden house at Muara Tabuan Light Industrial Park, Jalan Setia Raja, was razed to the ground in an afternoon fire today.
The incident which happened around 3.25pm, also caused five per cent damages to another house nearby.
A spokesman from the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said firemen from Tabuan Jaya station were despatched to the scene after receiving an emergency call.
Extinguishing works were carried out immediately as soon as the team arrived and the operation wrapped up around 4.40pm.
The first house was inhabited by a family of three while, the second house was inhabited by a couple.
No injuries or casualties were reported as all of the tenants were not at their homes during the incident.
The cause of the fire and losses incurred are still under investigation.
