KUALA LUMPUR: A nine-year-old girl and her younger brother perished in a pre-dawn fire at a terrace house in Jalan Dewan Simpang Tiga Kampung Tanggut here.
The victims were identified as Nur Syafiza Alfisya Muhammad Fauzan and her six-year-old brother, Muhammad Al Qayyum Muhammad Fauzan.
Selangor Fire and Rescue Department director Datuk Norazam Khamis said the department received an emergency call about the incident at 3.45am.
He said 17 firemen from the Gombak and Rawang Fire and Rescue stations along with four fire engines were deployed to the scene to control and put out the fire.
"The fire had already engulfed almost 70 per cent of the house when the team arrived at the scene. The team took about 10 minutes to control the fire," he said in a statement.
Norazam said the grill gate at the entrance of the door was locked, and the victims' parents were not present when the fire broke out.