Kuantan fire: Rescue efforts by neighbours hampered due to locked house


  • Nation
  • Sunday, 21 Jul 2019

KUANTAN (Bernama): Neighbours of the three family members killed in a fire in Kampung Sungai Isap 2 here claimed they were not able to help the victims because the house was locked.

Abdul Rahim Osman, 59, said he was returning home after performing the Subuh prayer at a mosque when he saw the house on fire and rushed to the scene with a few other passers-by to help.

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