UNDRO 87/0215
RANGOON (BURMA) - FIRE
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1
29 JANUARY 1987
UNDRO/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE HAS
REPORTED FOLLOWING :
1. A SERIOUS FIRE STARTED IN THE
TAMWE TOWNSHIP AREA OF RANGOON ON THE MORNING OF 27 JANUARY.
OVER 700 DWELLINGS DESTROYED AND MORE THAN 7,200 PERSONS FROM AN
ESTIMATED 1,800 HOUSEHOLDS MADE HOMELESS. NO CASUALTIES
REPORTED.
2. THE RANGOON DIVISION OF THE
PEOPLE'S COUNCIL, ASSISTED BY VARIOUS OTHER AUTHORITIES
AND ORGANISATIONS CARRIED OUT RELIEF WORK AND A TEMPORARY FIRE RELIEF
