09.06.2025 – (12:01 PM) Htate

The incident occurred on the top floor of the “Thein” Innex Bathroom Equipment and Home Decoration Tiles and Tiles Store, located in the Garden North District, Hinthada Township.

“On June 7, at 11:05 p.m., a fire was reported. Both the township and the district evacuated. The fire broke out on the top floor. The door, ceiling, bed, and household appliances on the top floor caught fire. It was in the center of Hinthada Township and there were adjacent houses, so we took precautions to prevent the fire from spreading,” said an official from the Fire Department.

The cause of the fire was an overheated heater that ignited the blankets on the heater, the official from the Fire Department said.

“Our charity also helped with the firefighting efforts. Two ambulances were also on standby to transport any emergency patients to the hospital. No patients needed to be taken to the hospital. The medical team did help one person who was injured in the leg by a burnt nail, and two people who were injured in the hand by a sheet of metal,” said Ko Phyo Thura Kyaw, a volunteer in charge of the Hinthada District Network Ambulance Team.

Six fire engines and four water tankers from the Hinthada District and Township Fire Stations were dispatched to the scene of the fire.