Mont Kiara condo fire claims one life, investigation underway

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A fire at a condominium in Mont Kiara, Kuala Lumpur has resulted in the death of one victim.   The City Fire and Rescue Department said in a statement on Thursday (Dec 11) that the fire broke out on Wednesday night (Dec 10), engulfing a unit on the 26th floor of the building.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/3h7mbkeb  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00A fire at a Mont Chiara condominium on Wednesday night has left one person dead.

00:07The City Fire and Rescue Department said the blaze engulfed a unit on the 26th floor

00:12and added that operations were hampered by malfunctions in the building's fire prevention system.

00:17The team had to use two portable water pumps and a fire engine pump to channel water to the burning unit.

00:24Firefighters later found the body of a man with severe burns on the unit's balcony.

00:29The fire was fully extinguished at 2.03am but the blaze had completely destroyed the unit.

00:35The cause of the fire is still under investigation by the forensics team.

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