An outbreak of fire on a cement-carrying ship behind a steel factory in Insein township at noon on 19 November resulted in two fatalities and three others sustaining injuries, as reported by the Myanmar Fire Services Department.
Firefighters from Insein and Mayangon township fire stations successfully extinguished the fire within about half an hour.
The Insein Red Cross, in collaboration with a social rescue association, assisted in transporting three injured individuals to Insein General Hospital using two ambulances.
Similarly, the two deceased individuals were conveyed to Insein General Hospital with the help of the Kanaung social assistance association. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation. — TWA/MKKS
