{
  "id": 15880102,
  "title": "'I heard my daughter's voice for just 17 seconds': M'sian mum loses 2 daughters, 19 & 14, in house fire",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/i-heard-my-daughters-voice-for-just-17-seconds-msian-mum-loses-2",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T11:48:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mothership",
    "slug": "mothership",
    "url": "https://mothership.sg/2026/10/msian-sisters-die-house-fire/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Malaysian mother lost communication with her eldest daughter for just 17 seconds as a house fire consumed their home in Kampung Koh, Sitiawan, Perak on October 16. The sisters, 19-year-old Kiong Lee Yi and 14-year-old Kiong Bao Yi, perished in the blaze. The mother, Lim Siew Lee, received a final call from her daughter stating the house was ablaze, but the conversation ended abruptly after 17 seconds. Lim attempted to call her daughter multiple times without success. Upon discovering the fire, Lim's husband, Kiong, and their 50-year-old uncle rushed but were unable to enter the burning house due to extreme heat and flames. The Perak Fire and Rescue Department arrived at the scene at 9:10 am and extinguished the fire around 10:30 am. The sisters were found on separate floors of the nearly destroyed double-storey houses, with cars and a motorcycle also destroyed in the inferno. The cause of the fire remains unknown.",
  "summary": "Lim subsequently tried calling her daughter several times but couldn't get through.",
  "key_points": [
    "Malaysian mother lost contact with eldest daughter for 17 seconds during house fire.",
    "19-year-old Kiong Lee Yi and 14-year-old Kiong Bao Yi died in the fire.",
    "Firefighters arrived at 9:10 am, extinguished blaze by 10:30 am."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The sudden destruction of the family home and the loss of two young lives underscore the devastating speed at which residential fires can turn a routine morning into an irreversible tragedy.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}