1989 Taufiqiah Al-Khairiah madrasa fire

1989 Taufiqiah Al-Khairiah madrasa fire
Date22 September 1989 (1989-09-22)
LocationGuar Chempedak, Kedah, Malaysia
Coordinates5°54′00″N 100°26′11″E / 5.9°N 100.43633°E / 5.9; 100.43633
Also known as27 Syuhada Peristiwa Kebakaran Pondok Pak Ya
(27 Martyr of the Pondok Pak Ya Fire)
CauseAccident by burning candle which were left alight in their hostel while the students fallen asleep after studying[1]
Deaths27

The 1989 Taufiqiah Al-Khairiah madrasa fire, which occurred on 22 September 1989, was a fire that took place at Taufiqiah Al-Khairiah madrasa (also known as Madrasah Pondok Pak Ya) in Guar Chempedak, Kedah, Malaysia. Around 27 students, mostly girls, were killed in the incident.[2][3] All bodies of the victimes were later buried in a special Muslim cemetery at Padang Lumat, they were named as the "27 Syuhada Peristiwa Kebakaran Pondok Pak Ya" (27 Martyrs of the Taufiqiah Al-Khairiah madrasa fire).[1]

  1. ^ a b Nurliza Elami (18 May 2012). "Ingati syuhada korban kebakaran" (in Malay). Sinar Harian. Archived from the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  2. ^ Chan Kok Leong (14 September 2017). "A fire stoked by silence". The Malaysian Insight. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Religious school fire in Kuala Lumpur by no means the first". The Straits Times. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.