1989 Kedah Madrasah fire

1989 Kedah Madrasah fire
Date 22 September 1989 (1989-09-22)
Venue School compound
Location Guar Chempedak, Kedah, Malaysia
Also known as "27 Syuhada Peristiwa Kebakaran Pondok Pak Ya"
(27 Martyr of the Pondok Pak Ya Fire)
Cause Candle
Deaths 27

The 1989 Kedah Madrasah fire took place on 22 September 1989 when the girls' hostel, or Madrasah, at Madrasah Taufiqiah Al-Khairiah or "Pondok Pak Ya" in Guar Chempedak, Kedah, Malaysia was destroyed by fire. About 27 of the students including school girls were killed. Their bodies were buried in a special Muslim cemetery in Padang Lumat known as "27 Syuhada Peristiwa Kebakaran Pondok Pak Ya" (27 Martyr of the Pondok Pak Ya Fire).[1][2]

References

  1. "KEMBARA CINTA: Taufikiah". Kembaracinta1.blogspot.com. Retrieved June 3, 2016.

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