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Man succumbs to injuries suffered in house fire

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BINTULU: A man died while receiving treatment after he was rescued by members of the public from a house fire last night.

He was among two victims rescued from the burning house at Jalan Tun Hussein Onn, Taman Kemena Raya here.

The State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre said a distress call on the incident was received at 8.25pm.

Firefighters from Bintulu Bomba station and Kidurong Bomba station were immediately dispatched to the scene.

“It was reported that a two-storey house was on fire and sustained 20 percent damage.

“During the incident, two male victims were trapped inside and were saved by members of the public before firefighters arrived,” it said.

One of the victims was unconscious and EMRS Unit personnel from Bintulu station performed CPR before both victims were handed over to medical officials from Bintulu Hospital.

However, the unconscious victim, Moh Chee Mong, was pronounced dead while receiving treatment at the hospital.

“Reports from the operations commander said the team were able to extinguish the fire using water from the fire engine and a nearby fire hydrant.

“Once the fire was out, the operations ended at 9.35pm,” it said.

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