Disabled person dies after being trapped in George Town shophouse fire


GEORGE TOWN: A 44-year-old woman, believed to be a disabled person, was killed after she was trapped in a two-storey shophouse that caught fire at Jalan Krian here on Friday (Oct 8).

Jalan Perak fire station chief A'azelan Hassan said that the department dispatched 19 firemen who arrived at the scene at about 3.40pm.

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