IPOH: A couple and one of their two children suffered burns in a house fire at Hala Taman Meru 10, Taman Meru Phase 2B here, on Tuesday (April 26) night.

       A Perak Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said the 32-year-old man sustained third-degree burns while his wife suffered burns on her arm.

       Their daughter had burns on her legs while their son escaped unhurt, he added.

       The spokesman said firemen from the Meru Raya and Ipon Fire and Rescue stations, backed up by volunteer firefighting teams from Menglembu and Chemor, rushed to the scene after receiving a distress call at 11.04pm.

       The fire affected four single-storey terrace houses, he said in a statement on Wednesday (April 27).

       The damage ranged from five to 80%, he added.

       The operation ended at 2.20am. – Bernama