Short circuit believed to be cause of Muar house fire that killed four children


Firemen assessing the burnt house in Kampung Sabak Awor, Muar which killed four young children aged three, four, six and eight.

MUAR: The house fire that killed four young children in Kampung Sabak Awor here was believed to have been started by an electrical short circuit.

Muar OCPD Asst Comm Raiz Mukhliz Azman Aziz said the short circuit could have occurred in the kitchen area and investigations were still ongoing by the police and Fire and Rescue Department to determine the actual cause of the fire.

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