Rakimah Memun, 59, a teacher and senior assistant at Weston Government Secondary School, was seriously injured in the fire on Sunday.
Junaidy Abd Rahman, who is also the Chairman of the Village Community Development Committee, who witnessed the fire, said it started at 10:15pm.
“A teacher’s quarters was involved in the fire and the victim, who is still single, is believed to have suffered burns to her head, back and legs before being rushed to the hospital by villagers,” he said