LAHAD DATU: An eight-year-old boy was found dead in a fire at a wooden house in Kampung Telisai, Tungku here last night.
Lahad Datu Fire and Rescue Station chief Sumsoa Rashid said the body of a boy was found in a room by firefighters.
"Our station received a call at 9.46 pm and a team of 15 firemen with a fire engine rushed to the scene of the incident located about 55km from the town.
"At the scene, the fire brigade put out the fire with the help of the Felda Sahabat Volunteer Fire Team while three motorcycles were also destroyed in the fire," he said when contacted by Bernama today.
According to Sumsoa, the fire was brought under control at 10.54pm and the operation was completed at 12.45am.
He said the cause of the fire is still under investigation.– BERNAMA