Four senior citizens hurt in early morning blaze

Tough battle: Firemen putting out the fire at the house in Kampung Alma Estate, Bukit Mertajam.

BUTTERWORTH: It was a harrowing morning for four senior citizens when a fire broke out at their home in the wee hours of Sunday morning.

The three men and a woman, all in their 70s, suffered from fire-related injuries and health complications with one victim having 20% burns all the way from his back to his legs.