Meikhtila, February 7

A truck caught fire on a bypass road at the top of Thabyaywa village in Meikhtila township, Mandalay region yesterday night.

The incident occurred on the truck en route from Mandalay to Meikhtila town, which was loaded with old batteries and empty tin cans. Local fire fighters immediately reached the spot and put out the fire using four fire engines and one water truck. No casualties were reported in the fire. The fire was thought to have started from a chemical reaction between empty tin cans and acids leaking from old batteries on the truck.

Local police pressed charges against Soe Wai Phyo, the driver of the truck, for careless driving.—Thein Myint Kyaw (Meikhtila)

Translated by Aung Zaw Lin