Tuesday August 12, 2008
Girl, 12, saves sisters from fiery death
MALACCA: Quick action by 12-year-old Siti Abirah Mohd Isa, who grabbed her two younger sisters and barely made it out of the door, saved them from a fire which razed their home in Kampung Pernu near here yesterday.
The three sisters, aged between three and 12, were home alone when a fire broke out in the kitchen of their wooden house at 2.15pm.
All gone: This is all that’s left of Regmah’s home in Kampung Pernu, Malacca. A fire destroyed her house yesterday afternoon. According to neighbour Ahmad Abu Bakar, 27, he was on his way home on his motorcycle when he saw his neighbour’s house engulfed in smoke and fire.
“I saw Siti struggling out of the front door with her two younger sisters and I rushed over to help get them away from the flames,” he said at the scene yesterday.
Meanwhile, the children's mother, Regmah Osman, 41, a teacher at Sekolah Agama Pernu nearby, said she had gone out on an errand with husband when a colleague called to tell her about the fire.
“I was completely distraught. I was dreading the worst but was so relieved to find everyone safe,” said a tearful Regmah, who has six other children.
She said that her family lost everything in the fire and were now homeless.
Meanwhile, Kubu Fire and Rescue station officer Baharum Mohd Hasim said that two fire engines and 14 men rushed to the scene after a 2.30pm call.
The cause of the fire and the extent of the damage were still being determined.
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