An elderly woman and her daughter, both Thai nationals, died in a fire that destroyed the second floor of a shophouse in Jalan Air Itam, Datuk Keramat, Penang.

In the incident at about 11.30am, Aishah Tok Pok Ku, 51, and her 80-year-old mother Minah Yahya were trapped on the staircase of the double-storey building and did not have a chance to escape.