Firefighters rescue elderly man from burning house in Penang


Penang Fire and Rescue Department picture.

GEORGE TOWN: An elderly man who was trapped in a burning house in Taman Island Glades, here, was rescued by firefighters on Saturday night (May 3).

Penang Fire and Rescue Department assistant director of Fire and Rescue Operations John Sagun Francis said the victim, a 73-year-old man, was rescued through the back door.

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