It took more than 13 hours for firefighters to put out the fire at the Grand Royal Distillery in Hmawby Township, Yangon Region, according to a statement from the Myanmar Fire Services Department (MFSD).

The fire started at 3:30 pm on January 13 at the distillery and extinguished at 7:00 am on January 14, according to a statement from the Myanmar Fire Services Department.

According to the statement of the MFSD, the fire was stated as level 3 fire breakout and used fire trucks from the headquarters of the MFSD and township fire services department in the region to put out the fire closely supervised by Director U Myat Thu from the MFSD.

According to charitable organizations, more than 20 members of the MFSD and charity organizations were injured in the incidence.