A fire broke out at a relief camp in Gaungdokka Village, Sittway Township, Rakhine State, at around 2:15 am on 1 March, which officials fought using two fire engines, three water bowsers, and one Tatmadaw water bowser.

The fire destroyed 272 rooms, each measuring 11 feet long and nine feet wide (with CI sheet roofs, bamboo walls, and planks) in 34 dormitories, each measuring 45 feet long and 18 feet wide (with CI sheet roofs, bamboo walls, and planks), at the Gaungdokka Village Relief Camp, affecting 314 households and 2,149 people.

Rakhine State Chief Minister U Htein Lin and Western Command Commander Maj-Gen Kyaw Swa Oo, along with officials, visited the fire scene to inspect the debris removal carried out by members of the Tatmadaw, Myanmar Police Force, firefighters, Red Cross Brigade members, and villagers. They also reviewed the arrangement of temporary shelters, the distribution of drinking water, and the provision of necessary healthcare services by the Department of Public Health, as well as the Disaster Management Department’s efforts under the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief, and Resettlement to provide 314 family kits, each containing 16 types of consumer goods, to fire-affected households. They also met with departmental officials and village heads to coordinate the needs and provide food for those involved in the rehabilitation work.

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