THE charred remains of two women were found inside one of five houses that were destroyed in a fire in Kampung Titingan, Jalan Tawau Lama, Tawau early this morning.

Tawau Fire and Rescue station chief Julius John Stephen Jr said the remains of the two victims, identified as Kamisah Mapiasah, 40, and Sadiah Jabar, 70, were found in a double-storey house.

“A team of 19 firefighters and two machines were deployed to the scene after receiving an emergency call at 12.53am,” he said in a statement today.

Stephen said the Sri Titingan community firefighting members also assisted in the operation to ensure the fire did not spread to other houses . The operation ended at 3am.

He said the cause of the fire and amount of losses incurred were still under investigation. – Bernama, June 12, 2022.