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Fire fighters combat the blaze at Friendship
garment factory on August 15. Pic: Central Fire Station
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A FIRE broke out at a garment factory in Hlaing Tharyar Industrial
Zone west of Yangon on August 15, killing two people and injuring
eight others, state-run media reported last week.
The fire at Friendship garment factory started at 10:25am.
Forty-three fire trucks responded to the emergency, dousing the
flames by 12:45pm, the Mirror newspaper reported.
One fireman was listed among the injured who were sent to an
area hospital for treatment, the report said.
The report said the fire was caused by a boiler explosion in
the factory’s kitchen.
