Vehicle owners said the directive requiring drivers to have a fire extinguisher when renewing their vehicle licenses has led to a surge in sales and prices of the fire extinguisher in the market. “I’m searching for the fire extinguishers. Some shops are out of stock. Some shops are charging 60,000 kyats for 1 kg. Previously, the maximum price of 1 kg fire extinguisher in the car was only 35,000 kyats,” said a vehicle owner.