Palaw, 16 December 

A fire broke out in a tent, where raw rubber sheets were being smoked, in Min Pyin village in Palaw Township, Taninthayi region yesterday afternoon. 

Shortly after receiving a phone report from a local people, firefighters rushed to the scene together with a fire engine and a water truck to fight the fire. The fire burnt down the tent and smoked raw rubber sheets, causing a total loss of K 172000.—Htoo Waiyan (IPRD) 

Translated by Aung Zaw Lin