MUAR: A senior citizen and her two daughters escaped without any serious injuries as their house on Jalan Kalidi here burned down.
Muar Fire and Rescue Department operation commander Heza Aris said the department received a distress call at about 10.30am on Sunday and deployed two fire enginess, one water tanker and one emergency medical rescue services vehicle to the scene."However, the fire destroyed about 90% of the house," he said, adding that the operation ended at around 12.27pm.
Heza said the victims had been identified as Ng Kim Gek, 89, and daughters Wu Siew Keng, 66 and Wu Siew Mee, 57.We're sorry, this article is unavailable at the moment. If you wish to read this article, kindly contact our Customer Service team at 1-300-88-7827. Thank you for your patience - we're bringing you a new and improved experience soon!
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