The Burmese army has launched a fresh attack on rebel Kachin forces in the north of the country, breaking a ceasefire announced by the government.
Burmese troops attacked a Kachin base just a few kilometres from Laiza, the capital of Kachin state, near the Chinese border.
Hundreds of Burmese troops could be seen crawling through the trees up the slopes, says the BBC's Jonathan Head.
Kachin fighters are fighting for greater autonomy in Burma.
The base was hit by sustained mortar and artillery fire, our correspondent adds.
He says if the base falls, there are few defences left to prevent the fall of Laiza, should the Burmese military decide to take it.
The government announced a ceasefire on Friday.
The Burmese army are fighting the Kachin Independence Army, which is the only major Kachin rebel group not to have agreed a long-standing ceasefire with the government.
The rebels are seeking greater autonomy within Burma for ethnic Kachins who have had de facto control over a part of northern Burma for more than 50 years.
Burma's new military-backed civilian government has pledged to resolve conflicts in border areas with ethnic minority groups.
But the Burmese army began a new offensive last month, after a 17-year truce with the rebels ended in mid-2011.
It appeared to agree a fresh ceasefire on Saturday, but that has now been broken.
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