Three family members perish in house fire
SHAH ALAM: Three members of a family were killed and another sustained serious burns, when their house on Jalan Binjai, Pandamaran, Klang near here, caught fire early today.
Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director (operations) Hafisham Mohd Noor said the victims who perished in the fire were Pua Yoke Moi, 70, Soon See Eng, 54, both women, and a man with disability, identified as Ang Kar Hian , 22.
“They were found in two separate bedrooms in the house. Soon and her son, Ang, were found in the same room, while Pua, in another bedroom,” he said in a statement here today.
He said the injured is Ang Cheng Kiat, 55, who suffered 50% burns on his body, and he was sent to Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital (HTAR) in Klang for treatment.
He said there were two other occupants in the house, aged 27 and 30, but both of them managed to flee to safety and were not injured.
Hafisham said the department receive a distress call on the fire at 3.12 am, following which 24 firemen in three engines from the Port Klang and Andalas fire and rescue stations rushed to the scene.
“The first engine arrived at the location about 10 minutes later and the fire was put under control at 3.30am.
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