A fire at an Islamic Boarding School for boys killed at least 24 people, most of them students in the Malaysian Capital of Kuala Lumpur on Thursday morning.

Officials suspected an electrical short circuit caused the blaze that broke out in a top floor dormitory, where most of the students perished, adding they were still investigating.

Kuala Lumpur Police Chief told reporters that 22 students and 2 wardens were killed. All the students were boys aged 13-17, and they probably suffocated due to smoke inhalation.

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