Three killed in car fire after power line falls in Yangon

The victims, including two men and a three-year-old girl, were found dead under the dump truck when fire service personnel arrived at the scene. - Eleven Media Group/ANN

YANGON: Three people were killed in a car fire triggered by downed power line in Myanmar's commercial city Yangon on Monday (June 17), a fire services official said.

The fatal incident occurred at around 8am local time on Monday in Mingaladon Township of Yangon Region when a dump truck and another vehicle nearby caught fire after a power line fell on them, according to the fire services official.