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Straits Times
17-05-2025
- Straits Times
Malaysian boy, 4, dead after playing with lighter
The victim's mother told the authorities that her son had been playing with a lighter before the tragedy happened. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: PIXABAY MALACCA - A four-year-old boy was found dead at a People's Housing Project flat in Krubong, a town in Malacca, after he was believed to have been playing with a lighter, says the Fire and Rescue Department. The victim's mother told the authorities that her son had been playing with a lighter before the tragedy which occurred at around 2.20pm on May 16, said Melaka Fire and Rescue Department's Assistant Director of the Operations Division, senior fire superintendent Mohd Shahrom Laji. He said the child - fourth of five siblings - was found dead in the third bedroom of the flat on the sixth floor, lying on the floor with burn injuries. 'However, the actual cause of death is still under investigation and the body of the victim has been handed over to the police for further action,' he added. THE STAR/ ASIA NEWS NETWORK Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Malay Mail
16-05-2025
- Malay Mail
Four-year-old boy dies in Paya Rumput PPR fire in Melaka, family receives emergency assistance
MELAKA, May 16 — A four-year-old boy died in a room fire in the Paya Rumput People's Housing Project (PPR) flats here today. Melaka Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) assistant director (Operations) Senior Fire Officer II Mohd Shahrom Laji said the victim was found dead in one of the three rooms in the flat, located on the sixth floor of the PPR, in an incident at about 2.20 pm. 'We received a call at about 2.39 pm before 17 personnel and two fire engines from the Ayer Keroh and Cheng Fire and Rescue (BBP) stations were dispatched to the location about eight minutes later. 'As soon as the fire was brought under control, rescuers found the body of the child, who was the fourth of five siblings, in an unlocked room lying on the floor,' he said when met by reporters at the scene here today. He said the initial investigation found that at the time of the incident, the victim's mother and siblings were in the house but managed to escape when the fire occurred. 'Thirty per cent of the flat was destroyed while the overall structure of the building is safe to inhabit,' he said, adding that the exact cause of the incident and value of the losses are still under investigation. Meanwhile, Housing, Local Government, Drainage, Climate Change and Disaster Management senior state executive councillor Datuk Rais Yasin, who is also the state assemblyman for Paya Rumput, said the state government is providing initial assistance through the Melaka Housing Board (LPM) by offering temporary housing to the victim's family in the affected PPR. He also said the Paya Rumput State Assembly Development and Coordination Committee (Japerun) Office will assist with the burial arrangements for the victim after the post-mortem is carried out at Melaka Hospital. — Bernama
