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On December 3, 2025, at about 12:23 PM, near Shwe Taung Village, Wut Hto Village Tract, Thazi Township, Mandalay Region, on the old Yangon–Mandalay Highway between mileposts (322/1) and (322/2), an ISUZU GIGA (purple) truck with a trailer (gray) bearing registration number 2TLR-8527, a 22-wheel fuel tanker, driven by U Win Soe Htet from Pitaut Shwe Wah Port, Yangon, was transporting 7,800 gallons of diesel and 1,800 gallons of 95 octane fuel. While travelling, the brake shoe jammed and overheated, causing a fire to break out. According to the report, firefighters from Meiktila District Fire Stations, Thazi Township Fire Station, Wundwin Township Fire Station, and Lehpang Area Fire Station, along with auxiliary fire brigade members, responded with seven fire engines and two water bowsers. The fire was successfully extinguished at 12:50 PM. Due to the fire, six right-side tires of the trailer were destroyed. The driver, U Win Soe Htet (34 years old), has been charged by Thazi Township Police Station under Case No. (Vehicle) 13/2025 in accordance with Sections 285 and 279 of the Penal Code.