Sri Johor fire: RM40,000 in savings gone up in smoke, says victim

Eight units at the Sri Johor Flats in Cheras were razed in the Sunday (Dec 19) night incident. - Photo: Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR: A victim of the fire at the Sri Johor Flats in Bandar Tun Razak, Cheras, here, lost about RM40,000 in cash savings.

T. Mary, 37, said she was also upset that she could not save some of her jewellery.

"I was at work when I received a call from my sister regarding the incident.

"Seven people live in the house, and no injuries have been reported. But the decision to keep that much cash in the house will haunt me forever following this incident," she said when met by reporters at the scene here Sunday (Dec 19) night.

In the 9.20pm incident, eight units of houses on the fourth floor of Block 31 of the Sri Johor Flats were razed but no casualties were reported.

The fire is believed to have started from the middle of the block before it spread to the entire floor.

Another fire victim, R. Vincent, who is in his 30s, said he received a call about the fire from his sister, and did not have time to return home.

"At the time, I was in Taman Maluri with my wife and two children for dinner, and suddenly my sister called to inform me that the house was on fire.

"I was shocked and rushed home, and when I arrived there, I found that my sister had managed to save herself by breaking the padlock with a knife," he said. - Bernama