20151201 Malaysia Paralysed Man Dies In Fire That Destroys House
Malaysia Dec 01 2015 “Houses”
Dead : dead 1 to 4 Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured 0 or unknown
Paralysed Man Dies In Fire That Destroys House
Updated: 2015-12-01 12:00
SKOTA KINABALU, Dec 1 (Bernama) — A paralysed man was burnt to death in a fire that destroyed his house in Taman Kemajuan Kampung Likas today.
Kota Kinabalu City Police chief ACP M. Chandra said when the fire broke out at 4.44 am, Lumilis Manyani, 58, who was paralysed two years ago, was asleep alone in the house.
“His remains have been taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital 1,” Chandra said in a statement.
Meanwhile, Sabah Fire and Rescue Department public relations officer Mohd Affendy K. Ramin said the department received a distress call at 4.45 am and firefighters from the Kota Kinabalu and Lintas fire stations arrived at the scene in three trucks about 10 minutes later.
“Almost 90 per cent of the house was destroyed by the fire,” he said in a statement.
Mohd Affendy said the fire was extinguished around 6 am and the cause and damage had yet to be determined.
Web Source: Bernama
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