Kengtung, 3 September
    

A house was burnt to ashes after a fire broke out in Ward-4, Kengtung in eastern Shan State on August 29, the Ministry of Home Affairs said.
    

The fire broke out when a man illegally entered the house of U Kyaing Tis and set some clothes on fire by using a gas lighter at about 9:45 p.m. on August 29. The firemen from the township fire service station completely extinguished the blaze in 20 minutes with the use of five fire engines.
    

The flame engulfed the house and the man who set fire on the house has been taken action by the police.—MOHA

Translated by Kyaw Htike Soe