Short circuit blamed for religious school fire


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 14 Sep 2017

City police chief Comm Datuk Amar Singh said there were 36 students and six teachers staying in the school.

KUALA LUMPUR: Police suspect a short circuit to be the cause of the fire at the religious school in Jalan Datuk Keramat that killed at least 23 people.

Update: Religious school fire not caused by short circuit, says Bomba

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