{
  "id": 9303122,
  "title": "Two suffer burns in Bayan Baru restaurant fire",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/two-suffer-burns-in-bayan-baru-restaurant-fire",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-23T09:10:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/09/1539364/two-suffer-burns-bayan-baru-restaurant-fire"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Two individuals sustained first-degree burns following a kitchen fire at a restaurant in Tingkat Mahsuri, Bayan Baru, according to reports from George Town. The fire department responded to the distress call at 12:19 pm. Assistant Operations Director John Sagun Francis of the Penang Fire and Rescue Department explained that the fire was contained within a 10ft by 15ft (3m by 4.6m) kitchen area, with overall damage assessed at 20 percent. Upon arriving at the scene, the public had already managed to extinguish the flames using a dry powder extinguisher before firefighters arrived on the scene.\n\nThe two victims who suffered from the burns were brought to a nearby clinic for treatment. One of the victims, a man in his forties, suffered burns to his legs, while the other, a 47-year-old woman, had burns to her hands. Firefighters managed to bring the fire under control at 12:36 pm, and the incident concluded at 1:21 pm. Following the fire, mopping up operations were conducted to ensure that there were no lingering hazards before the case was transferred to the Fire Investigation Team.",
  "summary": "GEORGE TOWN: Two people suffered first-degree burns after a fire broke out in the kitchen of a restaurant in Tingkat Mahsuri, Bayan Baru.",
  "key_points": [
    "Two individuals suffered first-degree burns in restaurant kitchen fire.",
    "Fire contained to 10ft by 15ft area, 20% overall damage.",
    "Victims, a 40s man and 47-year-old woman, treated at clinic."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "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."
}