NSTnation “He was unable to save himself from the fire due to his disability, which saw him being paralysed from his waist downwards”
He sustained 80 per cent burns after the kitchen at the his mother’s house in Taman Pagoh Jaya caught fire.
Pagoh Fire and Rescue Station Operation Commander Jefri Jamal said the incident occurred while Ata was on vacation at his village. Jefri said 25 firefighters from Pagoh and here were rushed to the scene after receiving an emergency call at 11.59am.Muar district police chief Assistant Commissioner Zaharudin Rasip confirmed the incident.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
'We deserve to be helped, treated better'NSTletters: The disabled individuals or groups that the Welfare Ministry work with currently are limited and not wide enough to represent the many types of disabled persons in society
Read more »
Kyrgios pledges A$200 for each ace to help bushfire fund | The Malaysian InsightAustralian fires claim 18 lives with heatwave set for this weekend.
Read more »
Australian navy races to rescue thousands as new fire threat loomsAs searing weather sets to whip up more blazes across the states of Victoria and New South Wales.
Read more »
Australia orders evacuation of fire-ravaged towns before heatwaveSYDNEY: Australia ordered residents and tourists out of the path of raging bushfires Thursday as the country braced for a weekend heatwave expected to fan the deadly inferno.
Read more »
Military evacuates hundreds from fire-ringed Aussie town | The Malaysian InsightWith temperatures expected to rise above 40°C again tomorrow, state of emergency declared across much of country’s southeast.
Read more »
Australia urges people to flee as fires set to surge at weekendBATEMANS BAY/SYDNEY: Authorities urged Australians on Friday (Jan 1) to evacuate parts of the eastern states of Victoria and New South Wales to escape bushfires they fear are set to burn out of control this weekend.
Read more »