211 religious schools burnt in two years


PETALING JAYA: Fire and Rescue Department records show that 211 fires have occurred at tahfiz schools nationwide between 2015 and 2017.

Prior to yesterday’s fire in Baling, the latest incident was on May 7 when a tahfiz school in Sabak Bernam, built in 1984, was destroyed in an early morning fire. No one was hurt.

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