Kpg Gersik Saguking fire victims receive aid

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LABUAN: A total of 447 fire victims from 82 families at Kpg Gersik Saguking here have registered with the Social Welfare Department for assistance.

Social Welfare Department welfare officer Jamil Jimon said all the fire victims were being placed at the temporary shelter at Dewan Arena Kg Bukit Kuda and received basic necessities.

Food, water, clothes, mattress and blankets had been channeled to the victims to meet their needs, he told Bernama here today.

Meanwhile village head Hussein Salleh said other departments that channeled assistance included Federal Territories Islamic Religious Council (MAIWP) and Labuan Community Service Centre Parliamentary Office.

Labuan Corporation senior public relations officer Jahmurniwati Markum said a natural disaster committee meeting would be held tomorrow to discuss on the assistance to be provided to the victims.

In the late afternoon fire on Wednesday, two people were injured but currently reported to be stable after receiving treatment at the Labuan Nucleus Hospital.-Bernama