Three family members identified in fatal Muadzam Shah house fire
ROMPIN: Police have identified the three family members who died in an early morning house fire in Desa Mawar, Muadzam Shah.
Three family members have been identified as victims of a fatal house fire in Muadzam Shah, Malaysia. The victims, identified as Mohd Kahurolaizam Mokhtar, 42, his wife Siti Zaleha Aluha, 31, and their four-year-old son Muhamad Putra Rayqal Mohd Kahurolaizam, tragically perished in the early morning blaze. The male victim, believed to have tried to save his wife and child, was found unconscious in a drain and pronounced dead at Muadzam Shah Hospital.
The couple's two other sons, aged 16 and 10, managed to escape the fire unharmed. The fire also damaged a neighboring house occupied by a family of six, but all occupants managed to escape unharmed. The fire is believed to have started in one of the rooms and was fully extinguished at 5:05am. Fire officials are investigating the cause, focusing on the electrical wiring and other factors.
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