Monywa, 10 July

A fire broke out in a house on a branch road between Ohnnepin Road and strand road in Ayethaya Ward in the town of Monywa, Sagaing Region at about 10:00 pm on July 9. 

A combined team comprising fire fighters from the Township and District Fire Services Department led by U Than Tun Oo, Director of the Region Fire Services Department rushed to the incident scene to put out the fire in cooperation with local police members, locals and auxiliary fire fighters with seven fire engines and five water tankers, and the blaze was completely extinguished at about 10:35 pm.

Fire was believed to have started from a candle lighted on an iron box near a mosquito net of Ma Myo Thiri Kyaw’s bed room in the house of Daw Myint Myint Thein and spread to other nine houses.

A total of 10 houses were burned to ashes. Action is being taken against the owner of the house for fire negligence, according to the Township Fire Services Department.—District IPRD

Translated by JT