JERTIH: A mother and her son suffered burns when their house caught fire in Kampung Oh here.
Jertih Fire and Rescue Station chief Mustafa Ismail said both victims, identified as Fauziah Ali, 75, and her son Azli Abu, 45, were sent by neighbours to the Besut Hospital for treatment.
"Our team received a call at 5.14am, following which a fire engine along with eight personnel were dispatched to the location.
"Upon arriving at the scene, it was found that the fire involved a semi-permanent house, occupied by two family members, which was 80% destroyed," he said in a statement on Saturday (April 4).
He said the cause of the fire and the estimated losses are still under investigation, and the extinguishing operation was fully completed by 7.28am.
Meanwhile, the victims' neighbour, Mohd Rafain Ruzlan, 30, said he heard Azli calling for help around 5am.
"I was awake and outside the house, so I rushed over and had to kick the main door open.
"When I entered, the fire had burned a mattress and was spreading. Azli was trying to extinguish the fire.
"I asked the victims to get out but I had to carry Fauziah out of the house. However, both were injured and Azli had to crawl out of the house," he said when met at the scene. – Bernama
