25 members killed in Fire accident at school

Kuala Lumpur, Sept 14: Here is a terrific incident has appeared, while around 25 persons, including students and teachers, were killed in a fire at a religious school in the Malaysian capital here on Thursday.

The details revealed that The fire was raised at the Tahfiz Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah, which is an Islamic school in the early hours. A victim list released by the authorities showed 22 of the deceased were students while three others were religious teachers.

Prime Minister Najib Razak tweeted his condolences. A Minister said the incident should be quickly investigated. Officials said fire engines were at the site within minutes, and the blaze was put out within an hour.



Images and videos circulating online showed the upper floor of the school, where students would have been sleeping, ablaze. A number of students were also taken to the hospital, some suffering from smoke inhalation.

Videos posted on Twitter showed the three-story building was engulfed in raging fire before the fire fighters arrived, media reported.