25 schoolgirls of Tanah Merah religious school escape pre-dawn blaze


  • Nation
  • Sunday, 25 Feb 2018

TANAH MERAH: Twenty-five female students of Sekolah Menengah Agama Maahad Ahmadi here escaped death when the rented home they were staying in was destroyed by a fire in the early hours of Sunday (Feb 25) morning.

“I was shocked to hear some small explosions at the kitchen before fire started to raze the area. I rushed to wake other students to flee from the fire,” said 18-year-old student Norfadhilah Amran.

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