Simultaneous Blazes at Two Myanmar Military-Owned Malls Raise Suspicions of Regime Plot
Ruby Mart in downtown Yangon burns on Thursday morning.
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By The Irrawaddy 1 April 2021
Two military-owned shopping malls in Yangon one downtown and another in the northern part of the city burned down early on Thursday morning. Photos that went viral online show the charred remains of Ruby Mart in the city center, burned beyond recognition. The Gandamar Wholesale center in Mayangone Township was seriously damaged in a separate blaze that was still smoldering after sunrise.
The charred Ruby Mart building on Thursday morning.
So far, the causes of the fires remain unknown, as does the extent of the financial losses.