A father and son died in a house fire in Muar, with the bedridden son found with burns and his elderly father succumbing to breathing difficulties after trying to fight the blaze.
MUAR: A father and son perished in a fire at their two-storey bungalow in Lorong Haji Sulaiman, Sungai Abong Darat.
Police were alerted to the incident by the Sultanah Aminah Specialist Hospital at 2.35 pm yesterday before opening an investigation.
The first victim was a 30-year-old man who was bedridden due to injuries from a previous road accident and he was found with burn marks on his body.
The second victim, his 75-year-old father, died at the hospital after experiencing breathing difficulties while attempting to extinguish the fire.
Muar police chief ACP Raiz Mukhliz Azman Aziz said initial investigations found no elements of foul play.
“The bodies of both victims have been sent to the forensics unit and the case has been classified as sudden death,” he said.
