Teen sisters die after being trapped inside home during fire

On Monday (1 June), two teen sisters were trapped inside their two-storey terraced house in Johor Bahru during a fire.

As the windows were covered, Huang Yujie, 15, and Huang Yuning, 13 (both transliterated from Chinese), were unable to escape.

According to China Press, the incident occurred at around 8pm, and the sisters fell into a coma as firefighters rushed them to Sultan Ismail Hospital.

They were later confirmed dead at the hospital.

Teens found unconscious on second floor of home

The Johor Fire and Rescue Department said they received a report from the public regarding the fire at 9.06 pm.

Upon arriving at the scene, firefighters found that 60% of the home had been destroyed by the blaze.

They launched firefighting and rescue operations, eventually finding both teens lying unconscious on the second floor.