Elderly woman, son and grandchild die in early morning blaze

 Neighbour says the late Nurul Asyiqin Alinor, 29, went back into the burning house in hopes of rescuing her grandmother and uncle.

Firefighters found the bodies of the three victims after the fire was brought under control at 2.10am. (Fire and rescue department pic)

PETALING JAYA:

An elderly woman, her son and her granddaughter were killed in an early morning blaze at a house in Kampung Darau, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, early this morning.

The fire and rescue department said it was alerted to the fire at the two-storey house at 1.43am, Berita Harian reported.

Firefighters found the bodies of the three victims who were burnt to death after the fire was brought under control at 2.10am.

The department identified them as Loupin Adow, 67; Azman Maduin, 50; and Nurul Asyiqin Alinor, 29. Nurul’s 34-year-old husband suffered burns and was taken to hospital for treatment.

The cause of the blaze is still under investigation.

Harian Metro quoted a neighbour as saying that Nurul initially managed to save herself but went back into the house in hopes of rescuing her grandmother and uncle.  - FMT