IPOH: Two sisters were killed after being trapped in a fire that destroyed two adjoining double-storey houses in Kampung Koh, near Sitiawan, today.
Perak Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) director Datuk Sayani Saidon said the victims were aged 15 and 18.
She said the department received an emergency call at 9.01 am, and personnel from the Sitiawan and Seri Manjung fire and rescue stations, along with members of the Pantai Remis Volunteer Fire Brigade, arrived at the scene at 9.10 am.
“They found that the fire involved two adjoining Class C houses, each measuring 40ft by 70ft, which were almost 90 per cent destroyed, with the two sisters trapped inside,” she said in a statement today, adding that the fire also destroyed four cars and a motorcycle.
Sayani said the fire was brought under control at 10.30 am.
“The department’s K9 Special Team was also called in to assist with the investigation. The bodies of both victims have been handed over to the police and taken to Teluk Intan Hospital,” she added.