KUALA LUMPUR: A four-year-old boy was found charred in a fire in a room at the Kampung Muhibbah People’s Housing Project (PPR).
Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department Operations Control Centre said that upon receiving the emergency call, teams from the Bukit Jalil and Sri Petaling fire stations were dispatched to the scene yesterday.
According to senior operations commander Mohd Azizi Abdullah, upon arrival at the scene, it was found that a fire had occurred involving a house on the 10th floor of the building.
The fire-extinguishing action was carried out using a single line of initial attack hose from the building.
“The fire department found a four-year-old boy’s charred body in a room. It is believed he died at the scene. The victim’s body was subsequently handed over to the police for further action,” according to the statement.
The statement said that the victim lived with his mother.
However, until now, the status of whether the victim’s mother managed to escape the fire or not has not yet been confirmed and is still under investigation.
According to the statement, the fire was fully controlled by 3.17pm, the area of the fire was estimated to be 20x40 sq ft, and an estimated 80% of the area had been destroyed.
“A total of 13 firefighters, along with two Fire Rescue Tender (FRT) vehicles and one Emergency Medical Rescue Services (EMRS) vehicle, were involved in putting out the fire. The cause of the fire is still under investigation,” added the statement.
