House Fire Breaks Out in Sarhmaw Village in Mogaung Township

Mohnyin, October 19

A residential house caught fire at around 8:10 a.m. on October 19 in Sarhmaw Village, Mogaung Township, Mohnyin District, Kachin State.

According to reports, the fire started when a lighted candle placed directly on a table without a proper base in the house of Daw Nyunt May, 58, a resident of Aung Mingalar Ward in Sarhmaw Village, spread to the table and ignited it. The fire destroyed a house measuring 24 feet by 16 feet, with a corrugated iron roof, wooden walls and a wooden floor.

Firefighters from the Sarhmaw and Mohnyin Fire Stations responded to the incident with one fire engine each. Led by the officer-in-charge of the township fire station, a team of five firefighters and five auxiliary firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze. The fire was completely extinguished at around 8:40 a.m. No casualties or livestock losses were reported.

Following the incident, Daw Nyunt May, 58, was reportedly charged at Mogaung Township Police Station in connection with the fire.—Than Lwin Oo (IPRD)

Translated by JT