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