Complex sentence: The Malays burnt, killed and looted in the Chinese areas, and the violence spread throughout the city within 45 minutes, igniting the capital Kuala Lumpur and the surrounding area of Selangor.
Split into simpler sentences: The Malays burnt, killed and looted in the Chinese areas. The violence spread throughout the city within 45 minutes, igniting the capital Kuala Lumpur and the surrounding area of Selangor.