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Man, 66, found dead in bathroom after Kota Bharu house fire

KOTA BHARU, Sept 11 — A 66-year-old man was found burnt to death after the two-storey house he was living in at th...

Man, 66, found dead in bathroom after Kota Bharu house fire

Kota Bharu, September 11 — A 66-year-old man named Kang Choo Hock was discovered with severe burns to his body after the two-storey house he resided in near Jalan Pantai Cahaya Bulan's Pasar Gok Kapor area was engulfed in flames last night. The fire was brought under control at 9.24pm, with operations concluding at 9.37pm when the victim's lifeless body was found in the bathroom.

Mohd Ridzuan Baharudin, the operations commander of the Kota Bharu Fire and Rescue Station, informed that the emergency call to NG999 was received at 8.43pm, prompting the arrival of fire engines at the scene just five kilometres away from the station at 8.52pm. It was reported that approximately 95% of the house's structure had been destroyed by the blaze.

The rescue operation involved a total of 35 personnel from the Kota Bharu, Kota Darul Naim, and Pengkalan Chepa Fire and Rescue stations, along with three Fire and Rescue Tender vehicles and a water tanker.

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