TELUPID: A man was killed in a house fire at Kampung Barayong Terodon here on Wednesday night.
Firefighters discovered the charred remains of Jury Ambilai, 44, in the living room area.
The Sabah Fire and Rescue Department received a distress call at 10.10pm and deployed a team of five firefighters from the Kinabatangan station to the scene. They were aided by nine firefighters from the Beluran station.
However, the distance from the station to the site is 133km and by the time the team arrived, the house had been completely destroyed.
The fire was brought under control at 12.50am, after which Jury’s body was found.