Myanmar, Excessive Heat caused Major Fire in Yangon Dump Site
Apr 24, 2018 16:52
Sep 27, 2026 14:23
Location
Coordinate:
16.532543, 95.727968
Administrative:
Ayeyarwady, Myanmar
Affected Area:
Yangon
Hazard
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Description
Excessive heat across Yangon from 21 April 2018 has caused major fire in Yangon Dump Site of Htein Pin, in Hlain Tharyar township. The smoke released from the fire covered 20 townships across Yangon, directly threatening an estimate of 796,852 people. Around 60 people have been reporting health issues. AHA Centre analyzed a fire anomaly suggesting a heat zone of around 4x3 km around the dump site and confirming heat source that still release smoke for days to come. ASEAN Emergency Response and Assessment Team (ASEAN-ERAT), at the request of Government of Myanmar, have been dispatch from 28 April 2018 to support in assessing the situation, fire fighting strategy and mitigate impact to public health.
Impact Statistic
0
Dead
0
Missing
60
Injured
796.9K
Affected Person
0
Displaced
Human SADDD
- Dead -
- Missing -
- Injured 60
- Affected Person 796,852
- Affected Family 181,102
- Internaly Displaced People -
- Refugees 0
- Evacuation Center (in Country) -
- Evacuation Center (out Of Country) 0
House
- Affected Houses 0
- Damage Partial 0
- Totally Damage -
Infrastructure
- Bridges 0
- Number of Roads 0
- Road Distance (km) 0.00
Public
- Schools -
- Health -
- Government Office / Public Facilities 0
- Settlements 0
- Worship Places 0
- Others 0
General
Cost
- Local Currency -
- Cost of Damages 0.00
- Cost of Damages (USD) -
- Cost of Assistance 0.00
- Cost of Assistance (USD) -
Agricultural
- Rice Field 0.00
- Other Crops 0.00
- Fish Ponds 0
- Cattle 0
- Poultries 0
- Livestock 0
Relevant Disasters
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