At least 27 people have died in a fire at an Islamic school in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpa.<br /><br />Emergency crews responded within minutes and the blaze was put out within an hour but it left extensive damage. <br /><br />The fire at Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah, a “tahfiz” boarding school where students learn to memorise the Koran, was reported<br />around 5.40 a.m. local time (2140 GMT Wednesday), according to a statement from the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department.<br /><br />Officials suspect an electrical short circuit or a lit mosquito repellant coil caused the blaze which broke out before dawn in bedrooms of the two-storey building.<br /><br />Kuala Lumpur police chief Amar Singh told reporters that 22 students and 2 wardens were killed. All the students were boys<br />aged 13-17, and they probably suffocated due to smoke inhalation.<br />
