SAGAING DIVISION – It has been reported that a fire broke out in the arm manufacturing camp of Black Leopard battalion of the Black Leopard column – Myaing company. As a result they lost things worth more than 200 lakhs MMK.
The accountable person of Myaing company, Mr. Oakkar, mentioned that due to the wire shock, the arm manufacturing camp of the no. 1 Military Region, Yinmabin district battalion 11 (Black Leopard) – company 4 was burnt down to ashes, at around 3 p.m. on March 23.
Mr. Oakkar continued that “the fire broke out after the wire shock in the arc welding box. As some of the comrades are currently in the front line and some of the comrades are in the military training, the strength of the rear guard is low. Therefore, we couldn’t put out the fire.”
Due to the fire, four arc welding boxes, small and big grinders, small and big drills, generator, pump, 40 rockets, two boxes of saltpetre, the electric main box of the water pump, wires, pipes, gunpowder and 55 rockets were burnt in the fire and the amount of 220 lakhs lost.
He continued that “we have to struggle a lot to rebuild it. We suffered agony of losing things which were built by the civilians’ good money during the difficult time. We would like to apologise to the public.”
Therefore, the Black Leopard column appealed to the public to support them to continue revolutionising against the junta council.