1989 Taufiqiah Al-Khairiah madrasa fire

1989 Taufiqiah Al-Khairiah madrasa fire
Date 22 September 1989 (1989-09-22)
Location Guar Chempedak, Kedah, Malaysia
Also known as 27 Syuhada Peristiwa Kebakaran Pondok Pak Ya
(27 Martyr of the Pondok Pak Ya Fire)
Cause Accident by burning candle which were left alight in their hostel while the students fallen asleep after studying[1]
Deaths 27

On 22 September 1989, a fire took place at Taufiqiah Al-Khairiah madrasa (also known as Madrasah Pondok Pak Ya) in Guar Chempedak, Kedah, Malaysia. Around 27 students who are mostly girls were killed in the incident.[2][3] All victims bodies later were buried in a special Muslim cemetery at Padang Lumat as the "27 Syuhada Peristiwa Kebakaran Pondok Pak Ya" (27 Martyrs of the Taufiqiah Al-Khairiah madrasa fire).[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Nurliza Elami (18 May 2012). "Ingati syuhada korban kebakaran" (in Malay). Sinar Harian. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  2. ↑ Chan Kok Leong (14 September 2017). "A fire stoked by silence". The Malaysian Insight. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Religious school fire in Kuala Lumpur by no means the first". The Straits Times. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.

Further reading

  • Tragedi 27 Padang Lumat (in Malay). Al-Jihadi. 1994.

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