Maubin, 22 October

One person was killed in a fire in Maubin Township, Ayeyawady Region, according to a source from the Ministry of Home Affairs.

The fire broke out at a grocery belonging to a man named U Thein Han, 51 years old at about 1:10 a.m. on 20 October. A man identified as Aung Thu, 23 years old received burn injuries in the incident and has died while being transferred to a public hospital.

The police attributed the fall of a candle to the cause of the fire. A probe has been launched to investigate the case by the local police.

MOHA
Translated by Kyaw Htike Soe