Additional partition prevented victims’ escape


Muzliza Mustafa

Officials inspecting the damage caused by a fire at Pusat Tahfiz Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, September 14, 2017.

A PARTITION was indiscriminately erected on the second floor of Pusat Tahfiz Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah where 23 people were killed, which prevented any chance of escape by the victims, said Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department director Khirudin Drahman.

That partition was not included in the original floor plan that was submitted by the architect in 2015 to the Fire Department for safety inspection.


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