Four dead in Myanmar oil tanker blast: Fire official
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People look as flame and smoke rising from an oil ship that burnt and sank in Hlaing river Monday, on Feb 4, 2013, in Yangon, Myanmar. At least four people were killed on Monday when two oil tankers caught fire and sank in the river in Yangon, an official said. -- PHOTO: AP
YANGON (AFP) - At least four people were killed on Monday when two oil tankers caught fire and sank in the river in Yangon, an official said.
The tankers were docked at a jetty owned by military-controlled Myanmar Economic Holdings when the blast happened in a suburban area of the city. The cause was unclear.
"We found four bodies so far," said a fire department official at the scene.
The victims were believed to be workers on the vessels.
