MERBOK: Thirteen homes in a Kedah Regional Development Authority (Keda) settlement in Tanjung Dawai were destroyed in a fire today.
The 7.15am incident left a man in his 30s with burns on his legs and arms as he attempted to escape.
Kedah Fire and Rescue Department senior operations officer Senior Fire Superintendent I Azhar Mohamad said a distress call was received at 7.28am, and a team was promptly dispatched to the scene.
"Upon arrival, we found 13 houses on fire. It is estimated that the houses were 80 per cent destroyed," he said when contacted.
Azhar added that the injured man was rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.
"The cause of the fire and total losses are still under investigation," he added.