Overheating Electric Pot Sparks House Fire in Bago Township

Bago, October 19

A house fire broke out in Ka Twin Chan Village, Bago Township, Bago Region, on the morning of October 19, after an electric pot overheated while being used to boil fish paste soup, according to reports.

According to the incident report, at 11:15 a.m. on October 19, Daw Ngwe Kyi, who lives on the northern road in Ka Twin Chan Village in Bago Township, left home to work sorting leaves at the Kyar Thiha cheroot factory. Before leaving, she had been boiling fish paste soup in an electric pot at her home. The pot overheated, causing a fire to break out.

Firefighters and officials from the township fire department responded to the incident with fire engines. They arrived at the scene at 11:20 a.m. The fire was brought under control at 11:30 a.m. and completely extinguished at 11:35 a.m.

The fire destroyed Daw Ngwe Kyi’s single-storey house, one motorcycle, household belongings, and windows of nearby houses. Fortunately, no people or animals were injured, according to the report.—Thet Phyo Kyaing (IPRD)

Translated by JT