There was a serious fire at a power station in Yangon City’s Ahlone Township at 6:40 p.m. on 8 April.

The Myanmar Fire Services Department in Yangon categorised the fire as a level-three fire.

“The blaze burned strongly for nearly an hour and seriously damaged the [power] station. The incident has caused blackouts in nearby areas”, said a resident of Alone Township.

Since the February 2021 coup there have been power outages across the country and electricity shortages have got worse this year with Yangon residents often only receiving electricity from the national grid for a few hours a day.