SANDAKAN: A total of 35 houses were destroyed in a fire incident at a floating village in Kampung Bungaya, Batu Sapi near here, last night.

According to a statement from the Sabah Fire and Rescue Department, its operations centre received an emergency call at 12.40pm, and a team from the Sandakan Fire and Rescue Station led by Jimmy Lagung rushed to the scene located about 22km from the station.