Fire at IIUM Petaling Jaya Campus

By Shawal Ras

PETALING JAYA 26 June: A fire broke out at Mahallah Abu Bakar in Centre for Foundation Studies (CFS), International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) campus in Section 17, Petaling Jaya today.

Around 800 occupants of the hostel building managed to escape uninjured.

News of the fire broke through Twitter: “This just in. Mahallah Abu Bakar, CFS IIUM, PJ Campus, is on fire. Pray that everyone’s safe,” posted @IIUMOnline.

According to witnesses, the fire subsided at 3.45p.m following prompt action by the Fire & Rescue Department of Malaysia (FRDM).

The incident is currently under investigation.

Photo taken from Twitter, @IIUMOnline

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