Pagoda aged 2300 years in Myanmar is being renovated when the collapse

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Pagoda aged 2300 years in Myanmar is being renovated when the collapse, killing at least six people and wound a number of other workers.

A number of witnesses, Sunday (31 / 5), say, at least six people killed and 30 injured. "Some people still trapped ruins of stone, bamboo, and other debris, rubble a day after the collapse pagodas, Saturday," said Tin Shwe, a small shop owner near the pagoda.

An administrator Pagoda, Tin Tin Win, said, stupa pagoda is because the dogs have eaten accidentally rotten age. He explains, signs of damage that Danok Pagoda seen since 2006.

Tin Shwe, said most of the victims are members of the Navy working in the reconstruction of pagodas in the southern city of Yangon. Military personnel often work for government projects in Myanmar.

Incident was not reported in the media, but the security apparatus that perform evacuation, said at least two people died in the incident location. A number of officials who are reluctant to mention his name does not claim to know if there is another victim died after the evacuation.