MIRI: A 12-year-old boy was killed while a senior citizen suffered 30% burns on the back of his body in a fire that destroyed a house in Kampung Masjid, Kuala Baram near here.

       The boy’s remains were found under a pile of zinc when the fire was put out at 6.12pm Tuesday (April 12).

       A Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department Operations Centre spokesman said the 60-year-old man was among the seven occupants of the house who managed to escape the fire.

       "We immediately dispatched a team after receiving an emergency call at 4.59pm. A team from the Lopeng fire station with 10 personnel and a fire engine were sent to the location,” he said when contacted.

       Eight firemen and one fire engine from the Miri Sentral rescue and fire station were also sent to the location, around 35km from the station.

       The cause of the fire is still being investigated. - Bernama