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Four children killed in Muar house fire

Authorities find two girls, two boys unconscious in bathroom after extinguishing flames

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 30 Mar 2023 9:23AM

Four children killed in Muar house fire
According to the Muar Fire and Rescue Station, the semi-permanent house was about 80% destroyed when firemen arrived at the scene. – Pixabay pic, March 30, 2023

JOHOR BARU – Four children were killed in a fire at a house in Kg Sabak Awor, Muar, last night.

Muar Fire and Rescue Station chief Shahrizal Mokhtar said a distress call on the incident was received at 7.49pm.

“The semi-permanent house was about 80% destroyed when firemen arrived.

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

Shahrizal said the victims were confirmed dead by a medical team at the scene, and their bodies were then handed over to police for further action.

“The cause of the incident and the losses suffered are still under investigation,” he said, adding that the operation ended at 9.52pm. – Bernama, March 30, 2023

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