1 Is it true that China people were injured when they escaped from the Teak Hotel in Myanmar?

A fire broke out in Kan Daw Kyi Palace, the largest teak hotel in Yangon, Myanmar, in the early hours of 20/7/719 local time. According to the news, two people were injured in the fire, one from China.

Upon learning of the disaster, the Embassy of China in Myanmar launched an emergency mechanism and contacted the relevant departments in Myanmar to find out about the casualties of citizens in China. Upon verification, 1 China and Macao residents were injured when they escaped from high altitude, and they are still receiving comprehensive examination and treatment in the hospital. The embassy has sent staff to the hospital to express condolences to the injured and their families, asking the hospital to provide emergency treatment and asking the hotel to cooperate with the security work.

Located on the Royal Lake in Yangon, the hotel is made of a large number of teak beams, many of which are very rare. The teak decoration in the hotel alone is worth tens of millions of dollars. Previously, the hotel also invested millions of dollars in renovation. The fire caused serious damage to the teak decoration of the hotel, and the specific losses are still being counted. Teak is known as the "king of trees", and it takes at least 100 years from growth to maturity. In the natural environment, the best producing area can only mature one to five trees per mu, which is called "national treasure" in Myanmar, Indonesia and other countries.

The fire department of Yangon, Myanmar 19 said that the Royal Lake Palace Hotel caught fire at about 3: 30 in the morning and was not completely extinguished until around 7: 00 in the morning, and the whole hotel was almost completely burned down. Firefighters found a male body in the ruins. Royal Lake Palace Hotel is one of the oldest hotels in Yangon. It has traditional Myanmar architecture and decoration features, and is famous for teak wood carving and furniture.