KUALA LUMPUR, July 21 -- A total of 101 male students escaped unharmed after a fire broke out at the upper floor of a boys' hostel building at Sekolah Menengah Agama Tarbiah Diniah, Jalan Pegawai, here early this morning.

Kulim Fire and Rescue Station Operations Commander Assistant Fire Superintendent Abdul Mois Ahmad Mansur said the department received an emergency call about the fire at 2.47am, Harian Metro reported.

He said firefighters from the Kulim Fire and Rescue Station, assisted by personnel from the Kulim Hi-Tech Fire and Rescue Station, were dispatched to the scene.

"The operation was also assisted by the Lunas and Kulim Volunteer Fire Brigades.

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