Yangon, Mar 24 (UNI ) At least 16 people were killed and 48 others were injured in a warehouse explosion in Myanmar’s eastern state of Shan.
According to the Xinhua news agency, the explosion took place in Mongmao town in Wa Self-Administered Division, or "Special Region 2" of Shan state at around 1700 hrs local time Saturday.
The explosion rocked the warehouse where construction materials, including gas cylinders and explosives, were stored.