A 59-year-old man perished while five others were injured when their two-storey house at Lorong Bandar Hilir 3 in Banda Hilir in Melaka was engulfed in an inferno on Friday (March 21).
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00:00A 59-year-old man died and five others were injured in a house fire at Lorong Bandar Hilir
00:073, Bandar Hilir, early Friday.
00:10The deceased, identified as Tan Kim Hock from Sergamat Johor, was believed to have been
00:15trapped inside the house and suffered severe burns.
00:20Firefighters arrived after a 3.58am distress call to find 70% of the house destroyed.
00:27One victim managed to escape while four others were rescued by a bystander.
00:32The injured victims include four men and one woman, aged between 50 and 76.
00:38Among them is a 38-year-old Chinese national.
00:42All are receiving treatment at Malacca Hospital.
00:45The fire also destroyed three vehicles.
00:47Authorities are investigating the cause of the fire.
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