Pyawbwe, 22 January
A fire broke out in Pyawbwe Township, Yamaethin District, Mandalay Region at 7:40 pm yesterday and 19 houses were engulfed by the fire, according to the Township Fire Services Department.
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The cause of the fire is from the overheated electric bulbs that were installed at the shrine in a house of U Kyaw Win and Daw Yin Thein New and it affected a total of 128 people including 60 men and 68 women. One slightly injured man was admitted to the Meiktila Hospital.
Then a rescue camp was opened for the fire victims at Lay Kyun Man Aung Congregation hall in Mandalay-tan Ward in the township. Furthermore, departmental personnel and local residents are providing cash aids and foods to the victims.
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Bo Bo (Mahlaing)
Translated by Suyee