Empty school hostel damaged in dawn blaze

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Nearly 50 per cent of the two-storey block was destroyed.

KUCHING: A two-storey school hostel was damaged in a fire which happened at about 5am yesterday.

The fire that destroyed nearly 50 per cent of the hostel situated at Mile 9, Matang, was said to have begun on the upper floors.

No injuries were recorded since the hostel had been vacated for storage purposes.

Authorities are investigating the cause of the fire.

According to a source, the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) received the distress call at 5.03am. It then immediately dispatched firemen from both the Petra Jaya and Batu Lintang stations.

The firemen arrived on the scene at 5.25am and took eight minutes to put out the fire.

The situation was brought under control by 5.33am, and the authorities completed their work by 7.11am.