Tanjong Karang fire leaves one teenager with second-degree burns


SHAH ALAM: A 16-year-old boy suffered second-degree burns in a fire involving four two-storey terraced houses in Taman Seri Tiram, Tanjong Karang, near here on Wednesday (Jan 22).

Selangor Fire and Rescue Department Operations Division assistant director Ahmad Mukhlis Mokhtar said 16 firefighters rushed to the scene after receiving a distress call at 11.36am.

"Upon arriving at the scene, it was found that there was a fire involving four class A two-storey terraced houses. Two houses were 50% burned while two other houses were 30% burned," he said in a statement here

Ahmad Mukhlis said the boy suffered burns on the hand and was handed over to the Ministry of Health for further action. – Bernama

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