Firefighters rescue elderly man from burning house in Penang

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An elderly man who was trapped in a burning house in Taman Island Glades, Gelugor was rescued by firefighters on Saturday night (May 3).   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/4tskx6uk   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00An elderly man was rescued after being trapped in a burning house in Taman Island Glades, Gelugor, on Saturday.

00:09Penang Fire and Rescue Department Assistant Director of Operations, John Sagan Francis,

00:14said the department received the emergency call at 9.59 p.m.

00:19Firefighters from the Jalan Perak station were immediately dispatched,

00:23with additional support from volunteer teams from Perak Lane, Paya Terubong and Lebo Bakau.

00:29Upon arrival, firefighters found that the blaze had engulfed a terrace house

00:34and had spread to a neighboring unit, with one victim reported to be trapped inside.

00:39The 73-year-old victim was rescued through the back door by firefighters in full protective gear.

00:46The blaze also damaged a Toyota Camry.

00:49The fire was brought under control by 10.30 p.m., and the operation ended at 12.08 a.m.

00:55The cause of the fire and the estimated losses are currently under investigation.

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