Two Children Survive After Being Flung Out Of Burning House
By Hj Minor Absah

Bandar Seri Begawan - Two children – a boy and his sister - escaped unscathed after they were “thrown out” by their parents from the upper floor of a burning double-storey house at No.45, Kg. Serasa, Muara on Wednesday night.

One of the occupants of the house, Dyg Rashidah Jaini, 33, said the flames engulfed the staircase, forcing the family of nine to jump out from the top floor to save themselves.

Dyg Rashidah, who rented the ground floor of the house, said that the other tenants comprising foreign workers, helped to catch the children aged five and two years old.

The two are the son and daughter of the houseowner, Awg Mohamad Hashim, 38. However, their mother, Dyg Zakiah Awg Tengah sustained minor leg injuries.

Dyg Rashidah said that the blaze spread rapidly, preventing them from saving their belongings. They noticed the fire when a loud bang was heard at the upper floor, which prompted the occupants to flee the house.

“While we were outside, we saw the flames had engulfed the staircase,” she said.

Twenty firefighters from the Muara Fire Station rushed to the scene in two fire engines and put out the blaze in five minutes after receiving a distress call at around 11.52am.

The amount of loss and cause of fire are still being investigated. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin 

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