The biggest market in town caught fire at midnight, dozens of kiosks burned down.

(Baonghean.vn)- At 1:00 a.m. on March 3, at Hieu market, Hoa Hieu ward, Thai Hoa town, a large fire broke out, burning down many shops.

Video clip of Thai Hoa Town market fire at night:

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The fire broke out at the row of kiosks south of Hieu market.

According to witnesses, the fire broke out at the southern end of the market. The fire quickly spread to the neighboring stalls. Since most of the items sold in this row were flammable plastic, the fire quickly spread.

The fire burned down many merchants' goods.

Upon receiving the fire alarm, Fire Prevention and Fighting Police Department No. 3, warehouse units K812, K866 and neighboring units mobilized nearly 10 fire trucks and vehicles to put out the fire. Thai Hoa Town Police, Town Military Command, Thai Hoa Town departments and people of Tan Son block, Hoa Hieu ward mobilized forces and vehicles on the spot to put out the fire.

The police, military, functional agencies of the town and people of Hoa Hieu ward urgently put out the fire. Specialized fire trucks of Fire Police Team No. 3, warehouse K812, warehouse K88 and other units mobilized promptly to control the fire.

Upon arriving at the scene, the firefighters contained and separated the fire to prevent it from spreading to other areas, and quickly extinguished the fire. Merchants in the market also quickly joined in extinguishing the fire and moving their assets and goods outside to prevent the fire from spreading.

After an hour of struggling with the fire, the fire was basically under control. Many traders were able to move their goods to safety.

After about 1 hour, with the efforts of authorities and people, the fire was basically controlled.

According to initial information, there were no human casualties, more than 10 stores were burned, severely damaged with many properties burned, estimated damage up to billions of dong.

Hieu market is currently degraded and overloaded, the fire fighting equipment system is rudimentary and lacks uniformity. In recent years, this is the second time Hieu market has caught fire./.

Son Nguyen

Clip: Tien Thanh