IPOH: A four-year-old boy was burned to death when fire destroyed his house in Slim River here today.

Firemen found the charred remains of Muhammad Shahrizal Abdullah in the living room of the house in Kampung Lintah Tiong, Slim Village after the blaze was put out.

The remains were sent to the Slim River Hospital.

Slim River Fire and Rescue Department station chief Md Zin Mohd Saaidin said the fire broke out at 2.30pm.

He said, the victim was alone in the living room at the time of the fire.

Nevertheless, Muhammad Shahrizal's mother, Norlia Zakaria, 51, and his five siblings who were in the kitchen, managed to save themselves.

- Bernama