00:01Police have identified the five family members who died in a house fire in Kampung Pama Kulat, Uludong, Raub, early
00:08Thursday.
00:09Raub OCPD, Superintendent Mohamed Shahril Abdul Rahman said,
00:14The victims are Mohamed Awi Mohamed, 56, his wife Zaleha Adam Elias Ibrahim, 44, and their three children,
00:22Ruby Adira Patricia, 17, Ruby Adlina Banin, 14, and Ruby Azean Bariza, 10.
00:30The couple's two other children were not at home at the time, staying at their school dormitories,
00:35Ruby Adalia Balkis, 19, a student at Gambang Matriculation College, Kwantan, and Ahmad Balia Morkam, 15, studying at SMK Dong.
00:45Fire and Rescue Department, JBPM, Director General Datuk Srinur Hisham Mohamed said three victims, the couple and their daughter,
00:53were found in the bathroom, while two other female victims, believed to have tried to escape,
00:59were discovered outside the house when firefighters arrived at 4.15am.
01:04JBPM Pahang Director Datuk Mohamed Razam Tajah Rahim was also present at the scene.
01:11Noor Hisham explained that the victims likely became aware of the fire only when it was already raging, making escape
01:17difficult.
01:32The JBPM K9 unit, CLIO and DERI, were deployed to assist in further investigations,
01:39including determining if any other factors contributed to the fire.
01:44Firefighters brought the blaze under control at 4.48am.
01:48The fire completely destroyed the house and also damaged three cars and three motorcycles.
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