KUALA LUMPUR : The teenage boy who was arrested today is not a suspect in connection with the fire at Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah Religious Residential Centre at Jalan Keramat Ujung here, said Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Mohamad Fuzi Harun. Earlier, the local media reported that police detained a tahfiz student as he was believed to have slipped out of the hostel a few hours before the fire. According to him, the PPIM building located next to the religious centre was under renovation and the theft could have occurred during the renovation. “The boy is not from the religious centre as I recognise all the students of this school,” he said. The 5.15 am fire yesterday, claimed the lives of 21 students and two teachers after they were trapped in the building.– BERNAMA

Source: New Strait Times September 16, 2017 00:11 UTC