KUALA LUMPUR: The tahfiz school fire that killed 23 people in Datuk Keramat is believed to have been the work of several teenagers who had disagreement with the school students. It is learnt that a police probe on seven teenagers arrested in connection with the incident revealed that they had used cooking gas and petrol to start the blaze. Sources said the teenagers, aged between 12 and 18, had told police that five of the suspects were angry with the school students following a name-calling incident. "About 4.30am, the boys then gathered at a field behind the tahfiz school, before three of them sneaked into the school." "They then poured petrol on the staircase starting from the third floor before igniting the petrol using a lighter."

Source: New Strait Times September 16, 2017 12:11 UTC