20140513 Malaysia Three Families Made Homeless By Fire In Alor Setar
Malaysia May 13 2014 “Houses”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured 0 or unknown
Three Families Made Homeless By Fire In Alor Setar
Updated: 2014-05-14-12:00
ALOR SETAR, May 14 (Bernama) — About 20 people from three families in Kampung Pondok Chegar, Pantai Johor here were made homeless when four houses, including three occupied ones, were razed to the ground Tuesday night.
Villagers said the 7.40 pm incident was believed to have been caused by a child, who was playing with a fire lighter in his house, which caught fire.
The fire later spread to three other nearby houses.
Alor Setar Fire and Rescue Senior Assistant Superintendent Ahmad Naufal Abdullah said three fire engines with 20 personnel and 40 fire volunteers arrived at the scene five minutes after a call was received at 7.47 pm.
He said the cause of the fire had yet to be ascertained while the villagers’ claims were being investigated.
— BERNAMA
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