Large metal cylinder crashes to earth in Myanmar

A large metal cylinder thought to be part of a Chinese rocket has crashed in a jade mining area in Myanmar. State media published images of the 4.5m-long (15ft) drum resting in mud on property owned by a mining company in Hpakank, in the northern state of Kachin. Chinese writing was found on a smaller piece of debris that fell through the roof of a nearby house at the same time. No one was hurt. Residents reported hearing an explosion as the larger barrel-shaped piece crashed to earth then bounced 50 metres across the mine’s compound before coming to rest in a waterlogged area. More

(Source: The Guardian - Nov 12)