Kuala lumpur: A 66-year-old man and his eight-year-old nephew died, while two others suffered breathing difficulties in a fire involving a three-storey shophouse on Jalan Batu Unjur 9, Taman Bayu Perdana, Port Klang this afternoon.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Selangor Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) assistant director of operations Ashrul Riezal Asbar stated that the department received an emergency call at 5.51 pm. Upon arrival, they discovered that the second floor of the Class A building, measuring approximately 20 x 70 square feet, was 90 percent damaged by the fire.

Ashrul Riezal Asbar mentioned that the two victims were believed to have been trapped when firefighters arrived. The other two individuals were rescued by members of the public and were taken to Klang Hospital due to breathing difficulties.

'After the fire was extinguished, firefighters found the two victims in separate toilets at 6.33 pm. Both were confirmed dead by Ministry of Health (MOH) personnel before their bodies were handed over to the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) forensics unit at 10.15 pm,' he said in a statement today.

He further explained that the JBPM forensics team, alongside the JBPM K9 Unit, conducted an initial investigation before the premises were handed over to the JBPM fire forensics team for further action. The operation concluded at 10.05 pm, involving 18 personnel from the Port Klang and Andalas Fire and Rescue Stations.