4 children die in Muar house fire

 

Over 80% of the house was on fire when the fire and rescue department arrived on scene. (JBPM pic)

JOHOR BAHRU: Four children were killed in a fire at a house in Kampung Sabak Awor, Muar, tonight.

Muar fire and rescue chief Shahrizal Mokhtar said the department received a distress call at 7.49pm.

“The semi-permanent home was about 80% destroyed when firemen arrived at the scene.

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“The victims – two girls, aged four and six; and two boys, aged three and eight – were found in the bathroom after the fire was extinguished,” he said in a statement here.

Shahrizal said the victims were confirmed dead by a medical team at the scene.

“The cause of the incident and the losses suffered are still under investigation,” he said, adding that the operation ended at 9.52pm. - FMT