Man burnt to death in house fire


KUANTAN: A man was burnt to death after his house in Kampung Kuala Semantan in Raub caught fire just after midnight on Thursday (March 20).

A spokesman for the Pahang Fire and Rescue Department said firemen found the body of Zahari Ibrahim, 50, after putting out the fire. He lived alone in the house.

The department received an emergency call at about 12.42am, and a team of six firefighters, along with a fire engine, was dispatched to the scene.

"The victim is believed to be asleep at the time of the incident, and his house was destroyed by the fire," he said when contacted.

He added that the cause of the fire is still under investigation. - Bernama

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