Religious school hostel destroyed in fire, 85 students escape injuries


Picture courtesy of Fire and Rescue Department

REMBAU: A hostel for male students at Sekolah Tinggi Islam As Sofa in Chengkau near here was destroyed in a fire.  

Eighty-five students were fast asleep in the single-storey structure when fire broke out around 1.50am Sunday.  

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