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KOTA KINABALU: Some 200 people working in the 30-storey Menara Tun Mustapha here rushed out of the building when they felt it tremble after a 6.6 earthquake hit the southern Philippines region of Mindanao at 10.30am on Thursday .
In spite of that, the department mobilised teams to conduct building safety checks across several districts, including Kota Kinabalu, Penampang, Tawau, Sandakan, Ranau and Kota Belud. Yayasan Sabah director Datuk Ghulam Haidarkhan Bahadar said he ordered his staff not to return to the office until a full safety check of the building was completed.Yayasan Sabah employee Ramsina Hansaram, who was on the seventh floor, said they felt a strong tremor but it lasted less than a minute.
Sabah Tremors Earthquake Mindanao Menara Tun Mustapha Yayasan Sabah Metmalaysia Fire And Rescue Department Kota Kinabalu Tawau Safety Checks
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