A devastating fire gutted the Kalemyo High School (1) in Kalemyo, Sagaing division at 2 a.m. on 27 November. One of the buildings was reduced to ashes.

Although no one was injured in the fire, one of the school buildings called the ‘Mawaddy’ with two floors - 160 feet long, 30 feet wide and 23 feet high - was reduced to rubble. It had eight computers.

The fire broke out in the computer room and could have started from a short circuit. The fire was doused by four fire engines.

The fire damaged property and equipment worth Kyat 48 lakhs.