Kuala Lampur, April 4 --  

JERTIH, April 4 - A mother and her son suffered burns to almost half of their bodies while trying to escape an early morning fire at their home in Kampung Oh here.

Jertih Fire and Rescue Station chief Mustafa Ismail said both victims, identified as Fauziah Ali, 75, and her son Azli Abu, 45, were sent by members of the public to the Besut Hospital for treatment.

"Our team received a call at 5.14 am, following which a fire engine along with eight personnel were dispatched to the location.

"Upon arriving at the scene, it was found that the fire involved a semi-permanent house, occupied by two family members, which was 80 per cent destroyed," he said in a statement today.

Mustafa said both victims wer...