24 teachers, students in fire accident in Malaysian School
At least 24 students and teachers have died in a fire at a religious school in Malaysia’s capital, Kuala Lumpur.
The fire at the Tahfiz Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah broke out in the early hours of today.
The victims are thought to be trapped in their dormitory as the windows were barred with metal grilles.
Director of the fire and rescue department, Khirudin Drahman, said to newsmen that it is one of the country’s worst fire disasters in the past 20 years.
