Elderly woman killed in Kuala Terengganu house fire
A 60-year-old woman died when fire gutted the Kampung Gong Lingai home where she lived alone.
Source: Utusan Malaysia · August 28, 2026 at 1:31 PM · AI-assisted report
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KUALA TERENGGANU, KAMPUNG GONG LINGAI, LORONG PADANG BOLA, 28 AUGUST 2026 —
A 60-year-old woman died when fire gutted the Kampung Gong Lingai home where she lived alone.
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Firefighters found Mohd Sulong’s body at 5.40pm after extinguishing the blaze, Mohd Izwan Hashim, assistant director of operations at the Terengganu Fire and Rescue Department, said. They had received the distress call at 4.56pm and arrived to find 70% of the house destroyed.
Using one 200-foot hose with a branched coupling and two water jets, crews brought the fire under control at 5.26pm. Mohd Izwan said the victim had a mild stroke but could still walk before the fire broke out.
Rescuers spent 28 minutes searching the house before handing the remains to police for further investigation. The cause of the blaze and the financial loss remain under review.