MUAR: An elderly couple and their 11-year-old granddaughter died in a house fire at Kampung Paya Redan in Pagoh while their other grandchild sustained head injuries.
Muar OCPD Asst Comm Raiz Mukhliz Azman Aziz said a witness told police the incident occurred at 1.30am on Friday (Aug 9).
“The victims are identified as Mohamed Nor Mohamed Yassin, 82, Ara Abdul Hamid, 76, and their 11-year-old granddaughter.
“They were pronounced dead at the scene," he said in a statement.
A 14-year-old girl in the house suffered a head injury and is being treated at the Sultanah Fatimah Specialist Hospital, he added.
He said by the time the fire was extinguished at 4.15am, the partially wooden house was 85% destroyed.
ACP Raiz Mukhliz also said police are looking for one Azman Mohamed, a relative of the victims who lived in the same house, to help with the investigation.
He added that the case had been classified as a Sudden Death Report.
Pagoh Fire and Rescue Department operations commander Suhairulair Saris said the victims' charred bodies were found at 2.40am while the injured teenager was given first aid before being rushed to hospital.
