Tambun: A woman sustained burns over almost her entire body in a fire involving three houses at Taman Perajurit, Ipoh Timur, near Tambun this morning. Perak Fire and Rescue Department Acting Assistant Director of Operations, Shazlean Mohd Hanafiah, reported that the department was alerted to the fire at 10.39 am, and a team from the Tambun, Meru Raya, and Ipoh fire and rescue stations, assisted by the Bercham Volunteer Fire Squad, rushed to the scene.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the fire involved three Class A houses, with the first house about 80 percent burnt. The second and third houses suffered damage with approximately 30 percent and 10 percent burnt, respectively. The woman, in her 40s, sustained burns on her entire body and was sent to a hospital for treatment.