Man Dies After Slipping and Falling While Repairing Sunshade on Apartment Building

Man fixing sunshade on apartment building slips and falls to his death

October 2

A man who was installing a sunshade on top of an apartment building on Seikkantha Street in Kyauktada Township, Yangon, slipped and fell to his death, it is reported.

The incident occurred at around 10:26 AM on October 1, and it is said that he fell while installing the sunshade on the western side of the apartment building.

"He was around 50 years old. He fell while reinstalling the sunshade on his apartment and lost his life," said a local resident of Seikkantha Street.

The body of the deceased was transported to Yangon General Hospital by the Kyauktada Township Auxiliary Fire Brigade and the Kyauktada Philanthropic Social Assistance Association, it is reported.

Previously, on July 19, a 52-year-old woman also fell to her death from the upper floor of a 3-story RC building in Aungmyaythazan Township, Mandalay Region.

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