{
  "id": 7523458,
  "title": "Lawyer Haniff Khatri says decades of legal notes and 28 years of memories lost in Country Homes house fire",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/lawyer-haniff-khatri-says-decades-of-legal-notes-and-28-years-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T09:47:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/09/15/lawyer-haniff-khatri-says-decades-of-legal-notes-and-28-years-of-memories-lost-in-country-homes-house-fire/235326"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 — The home of renowned lawyer Mohamed Haniff Khatri Abdulla in Bandar Country Homes was engulfed in flames around 3am, destroying three decades of personal archives, legal notes, and cherished family mementos. The blaze consumed the upper floor, leaving little behind but charred remains of beds, clothing, and appliances. Among the survivors was a handheld gaming console, a token of Hamzah Khatri Mohamed Haniff’s university life. Hamzah lamented the loss of his graduation photos, hoping they could still be salvaged. The fire also left his family searching for two recently adopted kittens, believed to have perished in the inferno. Haniff had resided in the house since 1998, raising his children for 28 years. When the fire broke out while he was watching a football match downstairs, his daughter discovered the flames and alerted him. Haniff bravely tried to extinguish the fire but was forced back by intense heat and smoke. Firefighters arrived within ten minutes and treated Haniff for a minor burn. Despite the extensive loss, the family emphasized their priority on safety, with Hamzah stating, \"At least everyone is safe. That’s the most important thing. Life is more important.\" They expressed their acceptance of the situation, as Muslims, by saying, \"As Muslims, we have to redha.\"",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 — Three decades of handwritten journals, irreplaceable legal notes, and 28 years of family m...",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "'Almost everything is gone': Haniff Khatri, family lose 28 years of memories",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/almost-everything-is-gone-haniff-khatri-family-lose-28-years-of",
        "published": "2026-09-15T07:23:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Rumah Haniff Khatri musnah terbakar",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/rumah-haniff-khatri-musnah-terbakar",
        "published": "2026-09-15T09:57:54.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}