Banting: A six-year-old boy was found charred in a fire that destroyed a double-storey terraced house in Taman Baiduri, Banting, Kuala Langat early this morning.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Selangor Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) assistant director (Operations) Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar reported that firefighters received a distress call at 4.42 am and arrived at the scene three minutes later. The operations commander noted that the blaze involved a 20x75-foot double-storey terraced house, with two victims believed to be trapped inside.

The fire was controlled by 5.05 am, and the boy was discovered burnt in a room on the upper floor. A local man in his 30s suffered minor injuries and was taken to the hospital. The fire, which engulfed a house occupied by 10 individuals, was completely extinguished by 7 am.

A total of 10 personnel from two fire and rescue stations were deployed to tackle the blaze. The house was reported to be 85 per cent destroyed, and the cause of the fire is currently under investigation.