KUALA LUMPUR, June 2 -- Two occupants of a two-storey terrace house were found unconscious after a fire broke out at Jalan Ehsan Jaya 3/10 in Taman Ehsan Jaya on Tuesday night.

According to firefighters, the victims were discovered inside a bedroom on the upper floor during search and rescue operations at the scene, Sinar Harian reported.

Johor Jaya Fire and Rescue Station operations commander Senior Fire Officer I Rafie Ahmad Sareng said a team was deployed after receiving an emergency call at about 9.06pm.

Upon arrival at 9.12pm, firefighters found a double-storey permanent structure on fire, with about 60 per cent of the house already destroyed.

He said the two victims were located unconscious in a bedroom upstairs by firefighters ...