POLICE have ruled out foul play in the death of two siblings who were found burnt in a house fire in Jalan Bunga Raya Besar, Kampung Dato Sulaiman Menteri, Johor Baru,  yesterday, said Johor police chief Kamarul Zaman Mamat.

He said the incident should be a lesson, especially for parents, to ensure the safety of their home, including the use of electrical appliances.

“Take a lesson from what happened yesterday. The police did investigate, but there is no element of crime involved,” he said when visiting the scene of the fire today, during which he also handed over a donation to the victims’ father.

Also present was Johor deputy police chief Khaw Kok Chin.

Kamarul said the police will also help speed up the autopsy process of the two children at the Sultanah Aminah Hospital.

In the fire, which broke out in a single-storey house at about 1.40pm yesterday, firemen found the bodies of the two siblings, three-year-old Muhammad Zafran Muhammad Fikri and his sister, Nurul Hawa Zafira, two, on the bedroom floor.

Meanwhile, the children’s father, Muhammad Fikri Abdul Mubian, 28, said his wife, Nurul Ain Najihah Zulkifli, 27, were still in trauma, having lost both their children.

He said the family had only moved into the rented house four months ago.

“My wife told me that the children had just taken their bath and meal and she left the house for a while to throw rubbish.

“I cannot blame anyone, it is fated, I have to accept it,” said Fikri, adding that he was away at work when the fire broke out. – Bernama, September 4, 2022.