GEORGE TOWN, Nov 15 – Two women, aged 35 and 62; and two children – an 8-year-old girl and a 10-year-old boy were killed in an early morning fire at their two storey house at Pintasan Cecil 5, Pengkalan Weld here today.
The 4 victims has which found inside the house has been identified as Penang MCA Tanjung Division Youth chief Lim Swee Bok family, they are Lim mother Lau Sai Poh, 62, wife Chen Yen, 35, and two children Lim Yin Chun, 9, and Lim Jia Yiin, 8.
The Fire and Rescue Department said they received a distress call on the blaze at 6:08am, and two personnel were deployed to the scene. Operation commander Rozairi Abd Rahim said the fire was put out at 7.10am.
After entered the burnt house, he said they found three charred corpses of two adults and one child in the ground floor living room and toilet, while another child was found dead on the first floor.
He said 60 per cent of the house was razed, the causes of the fire were be still under investigation conducted by the forensic unit. — PN
