Sandakan: Eight temporary relief centres housing evacuees from the Kampung Bahagia fire here were closed today. District disaster management committee chairman Datuk Walter Kenson stated that the decision was made following an agreement reached during the fire disaster special meeting held yesterday.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the closure effective 1 pm today involves the centres at Taman Batu Sapi People's Housing Project Hall, Sekolah Kebangsaan Kampung Gas, Sekolah Kebangsaan Kampung Bahagia, Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Batu Sapi, Dewan Serbaguna Sibuga, Dewan Serbaguna Warga Tua, and Sim-Sim Futsal Court. Datuk Walter Kenson expressed appreciation to all parties for their cooperation and commitment throughout the centres' operations.

Thousands of residents were affected by a fire that destroyed about 1,000 stilt houses in Kampung Bahagia on April 19.