Indian citizen burns to death in shophouse fire


KUANTAN (Bernama): An Indian citizen was burnt to death in a fire that razed the third floor of a shophouse that had been converted into multiple rooms at Jalan Bukit Ubi here at midnight.

Pahang Fire and Rescue Department deputy director (fire and rescue operations) Ismail Abdul Ghani said on Thursday (Jan 23) that the victim, Manikandan Murugan, 28, from Chennai, was said to be an employee of a nearby restaurant.

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