20160607 Myanmar People escape fire in downtown Yangon
Myanmar Jun 07 2016 “Stores”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 0 or unknown Injured : injured 1 to 9
People escape fire in downtown Yangon
Updated: 2016-06-07
Firefighters rescue people from the burning shop.
AROUND 18 people escaped from a fire that broke out Sunday afternoon in Pabedan Township in downtown Yangon, seven of whom inhaled smoke and were taken to the nearest hospital, police say.
The fire started in a shop located in Building No 400 on Shwebontha Street in Ward 8 of the township at around 1:45pm, destroying several handbags and hats. The damage from the blaze has been valued at about K200,000.
Firefighters put the flames under control within 1.5 hours with the use of 21 fire engines and rescued several people from the building. Seven people, including a pregnant woman, a 10-yeargirl and an elderly woman were trapped in the smoke-filled room before being rescued, and they are still receiving care at Yangon General Hospital.
A member of an auxiliary fire brigade sustained minor injuries to his leg when the bag shop erupted in flames. Action is being taken against the shop owner, who will be charged by the township police.
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