KUALA LUMPUR: Fourteen students who survived the blaze at Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah tahfiz school in Kampung Datuk Keramat here have been placed at a temporary shelter in the city. The school's headmaster Muhammad Zahid Mahmod said he however could reveal the location following orders from the Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Mohamad Fuzi Harun. I am sorry," he told reporters when met outside the school this morning. It was reported that 21 students and two teachers died in the 5am incident on Thursday. City police chief Datuk Amar Singh was quoted as saying that the fire department rescued 14 students while four teachers managed to escape the blaze.

Source: New Strait Times September 16, 2017 04:30 UTC