Campbell Shopping Complex fire inferno

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The Campbell Shopping Complex fire was a major disaster in Malaysia which took place on 8 April 1976. The entire shopping complex including its 20 storey office tower block that was located in Jalan Campbell (now Jalan Dang Wangi), Kuala Lumpur was completely destroyed in a fire. It was Malaysia's first towering inferno and the worst fire disaster involving a highrise building to date. Although there were huge losses amounting to millions of ringgit in damages, there were no casualties as the fire started late at night.

The building was burnt for nearly 24 hours and fortunately,it did not collapse. It was kept under repair for a few years after the blaze before it was reopened to the public in 1979.