{
  "id": 7446360,
  "title": "Haniff Khatri and family escape unhurt as pre-dawn blaze damages three homes in Gombak (VIDEO)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/haniff-khatri-and-family-escape-unhurt-as-pre-dawn-blaze-damages-7446360",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T02:06:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/09/15/haniff-khatri-and-family-escape-unhurt-as-pre-dawn-blaze-damages-three-homes-in-gombak-video/235259"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Gombak, Sept 15 — Three adjacent two-storey houses, including the residence of well-known lawyer Mohamed Haniff Khatri Abdulla, were damaged in a pre-dawn fire in Bandar Country Homes on Tuesday. Selangor Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) Assistant Director of Operations Ashrul Riezal Asbar stated that the department received an emergency alert at 3.06am, Sinar Harian reported. A team of 15 firefighters and officers from Rawang Fire and Rescue Station and Batu Arang Fire and Rescue Station, along with fire engines, responded to the scene located about eight kilometres away. Upon arrival at 3.17am, the crew found the blaze had consumed the upper levels of the three linked properties. The estimated damage was 80% to the first house, 20% to the second house, and 5% to the third house. A nearby Perodua Axia was also destroyed, with about 90% of it burned. No casualties were reported, and the fire was extinguished by 4.08am, with the operation concluding fully by 6.35am. Mohamed Haniff claimed the fire started in the first-floor living area, though the exact cause remains under investigation. He and his family were home when the fire broke out; his daughter discovered it and alerted Haniff downstairs. Haniff attempted to put out the flames with water but was overwhelmed by the thick smoke. He credited the quick response of the firefighters for preventing serious injury to his family. \"I was truly moved by the firefighters' efforts,\" he said.",
  "summary": "GOMBAK, Sept 15 — Three double-storey linked houses, including the home of prominent lawyer Mohamed Haniff Khatri...",
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        "title": "Haniff Khatri and family escape unhurt as pre-dawn blaze damages three homes in Gombak (VIDEO)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/haniff-khatri-and-family-escape-unhurt-as-pre-dawn-blaze-damages",
        "published": "2026-09-15T02:06:30.000Z"
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