Dept: Fire that claimed six lives classified as arson


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  • Thursday, 07 Dec 2017

Abdul Razak Muda is now the Kedah Fire and Rescue Department director. Photo taken at Bayview Beach Resort in Batu Ferringhi.Starpic by : LIM BENG TATT/ The Star / 10 April 2017.

ALOR STAR: The fire incident, which claimed the lives of six Indone-sians in Kampung Baru Sungai Gelugor, Sungai Petani, has been classified as arson by the fire and rescue department.

Its director Abdul Razak Muda (pic) said the investigating team found traces of accelerants in three spots and this has led the department to believe that the fire was set on purpose.

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