Thick smoke kept granduncle from saving two siblings from house fire

JOHOR BAHRU: The granduncle of the two siblings who died in a fire at Jalan Bunga Raya Besar, Kampung Dato Sulaiman Menteri here on Saturday (Sept 3) afternoon tried to save them but could not do so due to the thick smoke.

Ismail Saad, 55, who was the first witness to the incident, initially sensed smoke in the air before seeing it coming from the victim's house, which was just next to his.