YANGON, Jul 28 (NNN-MNA) – A total of 55 people were killed and 126 others injured, in fire accidents, in the first half of 2023 in Myanmar, the fire services department said, yesterday.
Some 942 fires occurred during the Jan-Jun period, causing damage of over 13.66 billion kyats (6.5 million U.S. dollars), the department’s figures showed.
According to the department’s report, there were 8,852 fire victims due to the accidents, in the six months, and the fires also caused damage to over 2,500 buildings, including houses, factories and storehouses.
The highest number of fire outbreaks during the cited period occurred in Apr, followed by Feb and Mar. April saw a total of 205 fire accidents, killing 16 people and injuring 21, the figures showed.
Causes of the fire outbreaks in the first half of this year included stove fires, negligence, electrical faults, arson, forest fires and lightning. The figures revealed that, the largest number of fire outbreaks was caused by electrical faults, followed by negligence and stove fires.
Last year, 96 people were killed and 139 others were injured in 1,507 fire accidents in the country.– NNN-MNA
