Three people were killed when a fire erupted in a house at Kampong Teluk Rhu, near here today.

A spokesman from the Fire and Rescue Department said that the three victims who were found burnt to death included a 70-year-old man, a 34-year-old woman and a seven-year-old child.

Preliminary investigation found that there were five people in the house.

The 2.30am incident also destroyed a lorry and two other cars.