KOTA BARU: A 44-year-old woman suffered burns on her face and hands in a fire at her home in Kampung Chempaka here this morning.
Sainuri Hassan was checking a fuse box in her living room after seeing smoke coming out from it, when it suddenly exploded at about 9.30am, injuring her and setting her house on fire.
She was later rushed to Raja Perempuan Zainab II hospital for treatment.
Pengkalan Chepa Fire and Rescue station operation commander Asri Harun said nine firemen rushed to the scene after receiving an emergency call at 10.13am.
"The house's living room was about 30 per cent destroyed when firemen arrived. The firemen took about 15 minutes to control the fire from spreading to other parts of the house.
"The incident caused a woman to suffer burns on her face and hands, and she was later sent to hospital," he said.
Asri added that losses in the fire were still under the department's investigation.