A four-room hostel of the Nur Al-Quran Tahfiz Centre in Rantau Panjang, Kapar here was destroyed in a fire on Monday.
Sungai Pinang Fire and Rescue Station head Zaidi Ahtan said the fire, which broke out on the upper floor of the two-story building occupied by the centre, did not involve any casualties as all the students were downstairs when the incident occurred.
"The 25 students and two teachers who were staying at the hostel were attending classes on the ground floor when the fire broke out," he said when met at the scene.
He said the station received a distress call at about 2.45 pm and arrived at the location about five minutes later.
Firemen managed to prevent the fire from spreading to the other floor at the building and took about 20 minutes to douse the flame, he said, adding that the fire was believed to have started from the centre room of the hostel.
The cause of the fire and losses incurred are being investigated, he said.
Meanwhile, one of the students, Ahmad Ammar Rasyid Norhisham, 15, said he smelled smoke and then saw thick smoke on the upper floor of the building.
"I went up to the hostel and tried to put out the fire, but failed, and then went downstairs to inform the warden, who then contacted the Fire and Rescue Department," he said.
Meanwhile, Kapar UMNO division leader Datuk Faizal Abdullah, who was met by reporters later, said Kapar UMNO would provide the necessary assistance to the students and teachers affected by the fire.
"At the moment, they will be provided temporary shelter at a nearby homestay," he said.
--BERNAMA
Bernama
Mon Oct 09 2017
![Hostel rooms at tahfiz centre in Rantau Panjang, Klang, destroyed in fire Hostel rooms at tahfiz centre in Rantau Panjang, Klang, destroyed in fire](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2017-10/81507592454_tahfiz.jpg)
Firemen managed to prevent the fire from spreading to the other floor at the building and took about 20 minutes to douse the flame at Nur Al-Quran tahfiz centre in Rantau Panjang, Kapar, Oct 9, 2017. --fotoBERNAMA
![Dewan Rakyat lulus RUU Agensi Kawalan dan Perlindungan Sempadan Malaysia Dewan Rakyat lulus RUU Agensi Kawalan dan Perlindungan Sempadan Malaysia](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-07/41721021538_TBSHAMSUL.jpg)
Dewan Rakyat lulus RUU Agensi Kawalan dan Perlindungan Sempadan Malaysia
Rang Undang-Undang Agensi Kawalan dan Perlindungan Sempadan Malaysia 2024 yang bertujuan menubuhkan MCBA diluluskan persidangan Dewan Rakyat, hari ini.
![PAC akan mulakan prosiding isu dibangkit LKAN Siri 2/2024 PAC akan mulakan prosiding isu dibangkit LKAN Siri 2/2024](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-03/61710922383_MasErmieyatiSamsud.jpg)
PAC akan mulakan prosiding isu dibangkit LKAN Siri 2/2024
Jawatankuasa Kira-Kira Wang Negara (PAC) akan memulakan prosiding bagi empat isu yang dibangkitkan dalam Laporan Ketua Audit Negara (LKAN) Siri 2/2024.
AWANI Ringkas: Kes bunuh Nur Farah Kartini | Skandal LCS
Ikuti rangkuman berita utama yang menjadi tumpuan sepanjang hari di Astro AWANI menerusi AWANI Ringkas.
ADUN Rembia sertai Pas, kenapa tak umum tahun lepas? - MP Kampar
Chong Zhemin, tindakan tersebut seolah-olah satu penghinaan paling besar kepada Parlimen yang telah meluluskan pindaan Perlembagaan Persekutuan berkait Akta Antilompat Parti.
Masuk Pas untuk sama-sama susah dengan rakyat - ADUN Rembia
Muhamad Jailani berkata, sebelum ini beliau pernah menghantar surat kepada Lembaga Disiplin UMNO memohon untuk memecat keahliannya daripada parti Melayu itu.
[TERKINI] Astro dipilih sebagai penyiar rasmi Olimpik Paris 2024
Astro dipilih sebagai penyiar rasmi bagi Sukan Olimpik Paris 2024 bermula hujung bulan ini.
[TERKINI] Speaker DUN Melaka tunggu surat rasmi Muhammad Jailani
DUN Melaka masih menunggu surat rasmi daripada Pas berhubung tindakan ADUN Rembia, Datuk Muhamad Jailani Khamis yang menyertai Pas.
Sasar sumbang RM500 bilion kepada kdnk tempoh tiga tahun
Selangor perlu merancakkan semula kapasiti pembuatan untuk tidak hanya memenuhi keperluan tempatan, tetapi menjadikan negeri itu sebagai asas kepada pelan peluasan ke rantau Asia Tenggara dan Asia.
![Wanita dihempap kayu balak mula sedarkan diri Wanita dihempap kayu balak mula sedarkan diri](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-07/61720789446_Wanitadihempapkay.jpg)
Wanita dihempap kayu balak mula sedarkan diri
Wanita yang nyaris maut akibat dihempap kayu balak dalam kejadian di lampu isyarat di Persimpangan Bendahara, Jalan Gua Musang-Kuala Krai di sini 9 Julai lepas, kini dilaporkan mula sedarkan diri.
Sah suspek anggota polis
Ketua Polis Selangor, Datuk Hussein Omar Khan mengesahkan suspek bunuh Nur Farah Kartini, ialah anggota polis.
Suspek juga yang dipercayai teman lelaki mangsa dan bertugas di Perak.
Suspek juga yang dipercayai teman lelaki mangsa dan bertugas di Perak.
![Asrama pusat tahfiz Rantau Panjang, Klang, musnah dalam kebakaran Asrama pusat tahfiz Rantau Panjang, Klang, musnah dalam kebakaran](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2017-10/81507592454_tahfiz.jpg)
Asrama pusat tahfiz Rantau Panjang, Klang, musnah dalam kebakaran
Kebakaran itu bagaimanapun tidak mengakibatkan kecederaan mahupun kehilangan nyawa oleh kerana ketika kejadian, kesemua pelajar tahfiz itu berada di aras bawah.