A warehouse explosion in northeastern Myanmar kills 16 people
Officials in the Second Special Zone of Shan State in Myanmar confirmed on the 24th that a local warehouse exploded on the afternoon of the 23rd, killing 16 people and injuring more than 40 others.
In an interview, Zhao Nirang, director of the External Office of the Second Shan State Special Administrative Region Government in Lashio, said in an interview that at around 5 pm on the 23rd, a warehouse in Mengmao area that stored gas tanks, industrial explosives and storage building materials suddenly exploded. , Causing heavy casualties. The local government is making every effort to organize the aftermath of the treatment of the wounded, and to investigate the cause of the accident.
According to a statement issued by the local government on the 24th, the explosion was so powerful that many houses were damaged. Among the injured, 26 were seriously injured and several others were missing.
The statement said that at the time when the local climate was hot, the government had required medical departments to organize medical staff to carry out sanitation, epidemic prevention and disinfection work in accordance with the health emergency plan.