Hlegu, August 3
A fire broke out in a house in the town of Hlegu in North district, Yangon region at 9:40 am today.
The authorities considered the fire was caused by a faulty wiring inside the house owned by U Htay Win, 54, in Yeiktha ward, Hlegu town, when all of the family went outside. Fire fighters managed to control the fire at 9:50 am.
The fire badly damaged the house, but no casualty was reported in the incident.—Naing Lin (Hlegu)
Translated by Khine Thaw