Malaysian School Fire: At least 25 people killed, most of them students

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Let's begin this hour's program in Malaysia, where 25 people have been killed in a fire at a religious school, in the capital city Kuala Lumpur.

The city's fire department says 23 students and two school officials have been confirmed dead. A fire department official at the scene says the blaze broke out in bedrooms before dawn. Firefighters from a nearby station were on the scene within minutes. The cause of the fire is under investigation.