A father, 40, and his son, nine died in a house fire in Kampung Tok Jembal, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu at about 4am on August 26, 2026. — Picture from Facebook/Berita RTM Terengganu First Published: Wednesday, 26 Aug 2026 10:01 AM MYT KUALA NERUS, Aug 26 — A father and his nine-year-old son were killed in a house fire in Kampung Tok Jembal, near here, early this morning.Kuala Terengganu District Police Chief ACP Azli Mohd Noor, in a statement today, said police were alerted to a fire involving a semi-permanent two-storey house near Sekolah Kebangsaan Tok Jembal at about 4 am.He said the operation to extinguish the fire and rescue the 40-year-old man and his son was carried out by 16 personnel from the Kuala Nerus and Kuala Terengganu Fire and Rescue Stations.“A Fire and Rescue Tender (FRT) and a Compact Fire and Rescue Tender (CFRT) were also deployed for the operation,” he said.Azli said the cause of the fire and the amount of losses incurred were still under investigation. — Bernama