Malaysia

Elderly dies in Banting house fire, charred body found

Fire dept says no victims reported initially until woman informed them of her husband

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 24 Jun 2022 7:08AM

Elderly dies in Banting house fire, charred body found
Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director of operations Hafisham Mohd Noor in a statement said the department received a call about the incident at 8.17pm. – Pixabay pic, June 24, 2022

SHAH ALAM – The charred body of a 66-year-old man was found in a wooden house that caught fire in Kg Kanchong Darat, Banting, tonight.

Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director of operations Hafisham Mohd Noor in a statement said the department received a call about the incident at 8.17pm.

“The fire involved a house measuring 40x50ft that was 80% burned. The fire was brought under control by firefighters at 8.43pm and no victims had been reported to be involved in the fire at that point.

“At 9.32pm, we received information from the house owner’s wife that her husband had been at the house since the afternoon.

“After conducting a search, the firemen found the charred remains of a man at the back of the house,” he said, adding that the senior citizen was believed to be trying to get out of the house during the fire incident. – Bernama, June 24, 2022

Related News

Malaysia / 1d

Dedicated till the end, Lexi dies a day after its final SAR mission

Malaysia / 2d

2 women injured as 2 restaurants catch fire in Brickfields

Malaysia / 1mth

Fire breaks out at SK Setia Alam (video)

Malaysia / 1mth

MOH turns to four agencies to keep healthcare services running in Sarawak interior

Malaysia / 1mth

Only frame left after Porsche catches fire along LPT1

Malaysia / 2mth

Chew Jetty fire: Business owners lose everything in the blink of an eye

Spotlight

Opinion

Can Najib break Madani?

World

Trump offers UFC CEO the position of Press Secretary

Malaysia

Building a great nation begins with happy families, says Anwar

Malaysia

Anwar should sack BN ministers who are not aligned with him – Muhyiddin

Malaysia

AGC rejects claims of defying King’s decree on Najib

Malaysia

Deepavali: Selangor Sultan calls on Malaysians to strengthen unity, reject hatred

Malaysia

If there were still obstacles, why accept the RM50m payment, asks Najib’s daughter

Malaysia

Where did UMNO's RM50 million payment for Najib's release come from?

By The Vibes Says

You may be interested

Malaysia

Foreign suspect held within 24 hours over fatal stabbing of elderly man in Sabah

Malaysia

Cabinet reshuffle: Still too early, says Anwar

Malaysia

Socmed recruitment led M'sian couple into RM9.87m Mauritius cannabis smuggling trap

Malaysia

Two killed, three injured as Mercedes catches fire after crash in Johor Bahru

Malaysia

6.3-magnitude earthquake strikes near Solomon Islands

Malaysia

Woman with disabilities found dead after two-hour search in Tawau

Malaysia

Youth migration strains Sabah’s traditional elderly care system

Malaysia

AGC files application to review Najib’s discharge order