Four-year-old burnt to death in Sipitang

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Police and Fire and Rescue personnel with the remains of the girl at the scene of the fire.

SIPITANG: A four-year-old girl was burnt to death in a fire that destroyed a workers’ quarters at Samur Sindumin, here on Friday.

The charred remains of Norsahada Mursidi was found in one of the 14 rooms of the workers’ quarters occupied by about 35 workers and their respective families.

Fire and Rescue Services Department public relation officer Senior Assistant Superintendent Mohd Affendy Ramin said Fire and the department’s personnel from Sipitang were carrying out an investigation and found the victim’s remains about an hour later in one of the rooms in the 8.25pm incident.

“We immediately informed the police of the discovery for further investigation,” he said, adding that the cause of the fire was still under investigation.

Meanwhile, district police chief DSP Mustapha Othman confirmed the case and said the victim’s body had been taken to hospital for a post-mortem.

Mustapha said based on initial police investigation the police believed the fire might have been caused by a burning candle as the workers’ quarters was only built three months ago and electricity had still not been connected.