Fire kills at least 25 at religious school in Malaysia

14.09.2017 [11:38]
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Baku, September 14, AZERTAC

At least 25 people, mostly students, were killed after a blaze broke out early on Thursday at a religious school in Kuala Lumpur - the deadliest fire in decades in Malaysia, Al Jazeera reports.

The fire at Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah - a "tahfiz" boarding school where students learn to memorise the Quran - was reported at 5:40am (21:40 GMT Wednesday), according to a statement from the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department.

Khirudin Drahman, director of Kuala Lumpur's fire and rescue department, told AFP news agency the number of confirmed dead are 23 students and two teachers.

Fire kills at least 25 at religious school in Malaysia

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