Wires cause fire: Report

Wires cause fire: Report

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Faulty wiring and not arson was the probable cause of a blaze which destroyed a hall at University Malaya, a report said on Wednesday.

A minister Monday accused student activists of starting the blaze, which broke out a day before Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad was to attend a meeting in the hall.

Last week police arrested two student leaders under the feared Internal Security Act (ISA), which allows indefinite detention without trial. It was not clear if they were suspected of involvement in the June 29 blaze.

The Malay Mail afternoon daily said an investigation by the fire department showed that the fire was due to an old and overloaded wiring system.