OLEH:
ROBERT LEE YUN KEONG
Picture
Show ……MPS workers demolish the remaining concrete wall of the house in Tanah
Merah gutted by fire last month. Looking
on is Kong (3rd right).
SANDAKAN:
The remaining concrete wall of a house in Tanah Merah gutted by fire on Oct 27
was demolished by Sandakan Municipal Council (MPS) workers two days ago.
Members of
the public fearing for the worst should the remaining wall of the house collapsed,
raised their concerns with Batu Sapi Member of Parliament Datuk Linda Tsen Thau
Lin.
The matter
was brought to the attention of MPS by the Batu Sapi MP Office and it was
demolished by a team of MPS workers on Wednesday morning to prevent
untowardsincidents.
Present to
witness the demolition work was Head Liaison Officer of the Batu Sapi MP Office
Kong Nyuk Thou.
The
concrete structure and three blocks of old wooden shophouses situated along Jalan Leila in Tanah Merah were
razed in the fire on Oct 27.
However,
there were no reports of casualties in the blaze which happened before 2am.
The three
blocks wooden shophouses each consisted of ten shop units on the ground floor with
dwellings on the floor above.
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