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5 killed in beauty salon fire in central Myanmar
YANGON, Oct 14, 2020 (BSS/XINHUA) – A total of five people were killed in a fire at a beauty salon in Myanmar’s central region on Wednesday, according to the regional Fire Services Department.
The fire broke out at 00:02 a.m. local time (1730 GMT) in Chanayethazan township of Mandalay region.
“Only dead bodies of five victims were recovered from the scene,” a member of Mandalay region’s Fire Services Department who took part in the rescue operation told Xinhua.
Caused by an overheating socket outlet, the fire lasted for 11 minutes and destroyed the two-storey building of the beauty salon, killing five victims.
“When the mishap happened, everyone was in a deep sleep and died of smoke inhalation,” a witness who was near the scene said.
The beauty salon owner was filed a case by the township police.
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