Fire at Bar 4 U restaurant caused by loose light bulb socket in ceiling, owner charged

It has been learned from the Fire Services Department Headquarters that the cause of the fire at the Bar 4 U restaurant, which resulted in the deaths of two staff members, was a loose light bulb socket installed in the ceiling, and the owner of the establishment has been charged. It is known that Salai (27) and Aung Min Thu (23), staff members of the Bar 4 U restaurant, died from smoke inhalation due to the fire. Upon receiving information about a fire at the Bar 4 U restaurant located at No. (S/16), Sanchaung Road, Sanchaung Ward, Sanchaung Township, Yangon Region, at 8:17 PM on September 13, ten fire engines, seven water tankers, one command vehicle, 80 regular firefighters, and 25 reserve firefighters were dispatched to extinguish the fire. The fire was classified as Level 1, the stage at which fire engines are dispatched for extinguishment. The fire was brought under control at 8:41 PM and extinguished at 8:45 PM. The cause of the fire was determined to be a loose Per Light bulb socket installed in the ceiling of the "Bar 4 U" restaurant, which sparked and ignited the soundproofing foam board next to the bulb, leading to the fire. As a result of the fire, four shop units, including the "Bar 4 U" restaurant, as well as the adjacent Phone bank phone sales shop, the organic spicy mala shan khao shop, and the Win Star restaurant, along with their contents, were affected by the fire. Regarding the fire, the owner of Bar 4 U, U Sai Naw (son of U Htwe Aung), aged 36, has been charged by the Sanchaung Myoma Police Station under Section (P) 373/2026, Sections (285/304-A).