The volcano, which is named Rebel Dragon and is situated nearby Shouk Chaung Village, erupted at 5pm on August 31st and became silent at 7:20pm the same evening. Rebel Dragon normally erupts once every 45 years.

Melted lava spewed up to one thousand feet in the air from the 100-foot high volcano and flowed to the farmlands in Say Maw and Kyatin Villages.

U Kyaw Win, a villager from Shouk Chaung, said that he heard the sound of an explosion that evening. Witnessing the event from his harm land, U Kyaw Win said that hot lava seemed like it was flying in the sky and bellowed out to surrounding localities.

One acre of his farm land was also destroyed by the volcano eruption, added U Kyaw Win.

A Narinjara reporter tried to contact U Kyaw Thu Soe, the chief administrator of Kyouk Phyu Township, but there was no response.

U Sann Kyi, a village leader from Shouk Chaung, confirmed that the volcano destroyed a huge area of farmland owned by 17 farmers, who are now struggling to survive.