Fire in N. Burma Kills 113, Leaves 20,000 Homeless
Associated Press
RANGOON, Burma —
A $10-million fire that started in a kitchen raged across a northern Burmese city, killing 113 people and leaving 20,000 homeless, the government radio reported today.
The radio said the fire that started Sunday afternoon swept through 2,096 buildings, including two primary schools, within two hours in Lashio, a city of 200,000 in the northern Shan states.
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