PETALING JAYA: The charred remains of a man were found following a fire in a room at the Lestari Apartments in Daman Damai, here, tonight.
Selangor Fire and Rescue Department deputy director (operations) Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar said the department received a distress call at 9.23pm and immediately despatched 18 firefighters aboard three engines from the Sungai Buloh and Damansara stations.
"The fire involved a room in a unit on the fourth floor of the apartment building. We estimate 50 per cent damage to the room," he said in a statement.
Checks of the room about 9.30pm, he said, revealed the body of a man in his 40s lying on what remained of a bed.
"The cause of the fire and the amount of losses are still under investigation. The body of the victim was sent to Sungai Buloh Hospital," he added.