Fire breaks out in Rangoon suburbs

by Mizzima News

Thursday, 23 April 2009 15:18

New Delhi (Mizzima) - A fire broke out gutting a factory on Thursday in Rangoon’s suburban Township of South Dagon, fire department officials said. The fire started at about 11:45 a.m. (local time) at the ‘May Yu’ Peas factory in the Industrial zone (1) of the township, a fire department official in South Dagon Township said. “We have not received detailed information because the fire fighting team which we sent out to douse the fire has not returned yet,” the fire department official told Mizzima. An eyewitness said, the fire raged for about 45 minutes before it was extinguished by fire fighters at about 12:30 p.m. (local time). “The fire gutted the two-storey building of the factory cum godown and destroyed almost all the goods including peas and ginger that were stored,” the eyewitness said. The local said the factory produced export quality peas, and several  pea bags were destroyed in the fire. The factory, according to the local, was a concrete building on about two acres of land. “I heard that the fire started from an explosion in a generator. A fire fighter and the man who handled the generator were reportedly injured and taken to hospital,” the local added. The police arrested the manager of the factory, he said. However, the fire department, said they could not yet confirm the injuries as the fire fighters had not come back. < Prev   Next >