Clip Showing Fire Station Collapse in Myanmar Falsely Viral as One From Jaipur

This clip is from Myanmar and dates back to March when the country was affected by an earthquake.

Fact-Check: This video is from Myanmar and not Jaipur, as claimed. 

(Source: The Quint) 

A video showing a fire station building falling onto fire engines is being shared on social media platforms as one from Jaipur, India.

Those sharing also mentioned that four firefighters were injured because of the same.

An archive of the post can be found here. 

(Source: Facebook) 

(Archives of similar claims can be found here and here.)

Is the claim true?: No, the claim is false.

• The video is from Myanmar, where a strong earthquake in March led to the destruction of a fire station in Sagaing.

What we found: We divided the video into several screenshots and ran a Google reverse image on some of them.

• We came across a post on X by Irrawaddy News from 30 March. It post featured a similar frame showing a tilted red building as the viral video.

• We, then, ran another Google reverse image search on the said frame and were led to a report by The Guardian from 1 April.

• The report carried a similar frame as the viral video. It was captioned, "People stand by a collapsed fire station after a strong earthquake, near its epicentre, in Sagaing, Myanmar." (sic.)

Here is the preview of the report.

(Source: The Guardian) 

• The report noted that a 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck central Myanmar, particularly the city of Sagaing, which lies at the epicenter of the quake. The death toll surpassed 2,000.

• The disaster overwhelmed the healthcare system, with rescue operations facing significant obstacles, including damaged infrastructure, unstable communications, and the complexities of the ongoing civil conflict in the country.

• We also ran a keyword search as the image was attributed to Reuters. Team WebQoof found it on Reuters Connect. It was labelled, "Aftermath of a strong earthquake, in Sagaing"

Here is the preview of the image by Reuters.

(Source: Reuters Connect/Screenshot) 

• Other news outlets such as the BBC and Deccan Herald published reports where frames similar to the viral video were featured.

• We did not find any reports or information which noted that a fire station collapsed in Jaipur, India.

Conclusion: A viral video showing a fire station structure collapsing is being falsely shared as one from Jaipur.

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