{
  "id": 8689168,
  "title": "Three family members killed in Tambun house fire",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/three-family-members-killed-in-tambun-house-fire",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T13:08:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/09/1537080/three-family-members-killed-tambun-house-fire"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "IPOH experienced a tragic house fire that claimed the lives of three family members early today, according to police reports. The victims, identified as 64-year-old Zaitun Mohamed, 70-year-old Raja Ahmad Raja Ali, and 18-year-old Nik Abdurrahman Azimin Harith Helal, perished as a result of fire-related injuries or smoke inhalation. The fire broke out at around 3:53am in a two-storey terraced house in Taman Desa Tambun. Police and Fire and Rescue Department personnel were promptly dispatched to the scene following reports of the incident. The blaze was extinguished by 6am. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Among the deceased, 47-year-old Raja Ikhwan Hadi Raja Ahmad was the sole survivor.",
  "summary": "IPOH: Two victims died from fire-related injuries while another succumbed to smoke inhalation in a blaze that claimed three lives at a two-storey terraced house in Taman Desa Tambun here early today.",
  "key_points": [
    "Three family members died in Tambun house fire.",
    "Victims were 64, 70, and 18 years old.",
    "Fire extinguished by 6am; cause under investigation."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Three Tambun fire victims buried in single grave",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/three-tambun-fire-victims-buried-in-single-grave",
        "published": "2026-09-20T15:14:19.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}