Datuk Yahya Yeop Ishak : pegawai memerintah polis dalam peristiwa Memali

Anda masih ingat dengan peristiwa Memali...?? pegawai memerintah polis didalam peristiwa Memali adalah Datuk Yahya Yeop... dan ini maklumat tahun 2006 yang saya perolehi mengenai beliau....

In the other incident, a three-storey bungalow in Damansara Heights owned by former Federal CID director Datuk Yahya Yeop Ishak, 73, is believed to have been destroyed after lightning struck the home. The Gamuda Holdings director received a phone call from his maid about 3.30m telling him the house was on fire. His wife and fellow former senior police officer, Datuk Zakiah Laidin, son, Hasni, a daughter-in-law, for grandchildren and four maids were in the house when it caught fire. They escaped without injury.

The lightning strike is believed to have caused a short circuit in a bedroom, razing the house in minutes. City Fire & Rescue Department senior operations commander Anuar Harun said the fire was brought under control in 25 minutes by 48 firemen from the Jalan Hang Tuah, Sentul and Sri Hartamas fire stations.

“About 80% of the third floor was destroyed while the first and second floors did not suffer from extensive damage,” he said. Yahya, who was not at home at the time, was thankful no one was hurt when the fire broke out. “I told my maid to make sure everyone got out,” said Yahya, who retired from the police force in 1987.