Man who rescued two trapped in burning warehouse awarded 2.5 million kyats

Photo – U Cho, who bravely rescued two elderly individuals trapped inside a warehouse during a fire in Mandalay, was jointly honored with 2.5 million kyats by social welfare associations and donors. (MFSD/Social Network) Yaung Ni (July 9) Mizzima. – A man who bravely rescued two elderly individuals trapped inside a warehouse during a fire in Mandalay was jointly honored with 2.5 million kyats by social welfare associations and donors. An old warehouse in Chanmyathazi Township, Mandalay City, caught fire on July 6, trapping an elderly couple who lived in the warehouse. U Cho, a man, entered the burning warehouse twice after dousing himself with water to rescue the trapped elderly couple. "The total reward money is 2.5 million kyats. We have also separately donated 1 million kyats to the grandfather and grandmother who were rescued from the fire," a responsible person from the Shwe Mettar Social Welfare Association told Mizzima. The reward money from donors to U Cho, a resident of Mandalay City, was presented by the Mandalay representatives of the Shwe Mettar Social Welfare Association this afternoon. "We are honoring someone who deserves it. Anyone would hesitate even if they touched a candle flame or the heat from cooking pots. Even when entering for fire rescue, they enter with full equipment. In this case, just by being trapped in the fire, he doused himself with water and entered twice desperately to rescue, and we wanted to honor him with great respect," said the person who presented the reward money. It is known that U Cho sustained some burn injuries to his hair and body when he entered the fire to rescue those trapped. "We saw preparations for a funeral since yesterday. The grandmother herself does not yet know that the grandfather has passed away," said a responsible person from the Shwe Mettar Social Welfare Association. U Cho, who lives in the Tamangone New City area of Mandalay, is 66 years old and works as a casual laborer during the day and a security guard at a coffee shop at night. Although the elderly couple trapped in the fire were successfully rescued, the grandfather passed away due to the burn injuries he sustained before being transported to the hospital. Editor: Aung Kyaw Phyo