20151104 Malaysia Woman, Son Burnt To Death In Fire
Malaysia Nov 04 2015 “Houses”
Dead : dead 1 to 4 Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured 1 to 9
Woman, Son Burnt To Death In Fire
Updated: 2015-11-05 12:00
KOTA KINABALU, Nov 5 (Bernama) — A woman and her four-year-old son were burnt to death in a fire that engulfed their house in Kg Pulai Manang, Beaufort, about 90km from here, last night, according to the Sabah Fire and Rescue Department.
The woman, identified as Fazilah Onong, 29, died in the house while her son, Adam Alip, succumbed to burn injuries at the Likas Hospital after he was transferred from the Beaufort Hospital, said department public relations officer Mohd Affendy K. Ramin, in a statement today.
He said three other people who also suffered burns were Mariam Lingkok, 66, Mohd Salleh Misnan, 50, and Azhar Onong, 32.
Seven firemen rushed to the house in a truck after receiving a distress call at 11.37 pm and found the house completed razed. The fire was put out at 2.05 am, he added.
In another development, Mohd Affendy said Kota Kinabalu firemen rescued a man who had wanted to leap to the ground in a suicide attempt from the fourth floor of a hotel here early today.
He said 20 firemen arrived at the scene at 7.37 am and rescued the man at 9.07 am.
Kota Kinabalu police chief ACP M. Chandra said initial investigations found that the man, who did not have identity document, lived in Jalan Sepanggar and had family problems and suffered from stress.
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