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Clients shop in the Dong Hoi Market within the central province of Quang Binh. Many traditional marketplaces within the central region don't meet fire safety rules. — VNA/VNS Photo Hoai Nam

HCM CITY — Many traditional marketplaces in metropolitan areas within the central region don't meet several fire prevention and control needs and therefore are thus at high-risk of fires, authorities warn.

The warning uses two recent fires, one in the greatest market in Quang Ngai province on Feb 9 and also the other in the Dong Hoi market in Quang Binh Province on April 2.

The job of clearing burned areas had been completed on Tuesday in the Dong Hoi market, which receives around 7,000 clients every single day. Many fruit stalls happen to be requested to shut before the jobs are finished.

Many traders complained the market management board had closed one exit to ensure that a close area might be leased with other traders.

A sizable tank outdoors the marketplace designed to aid in fighting fires has additionally been occupied by other traders selling plastic items.

Additionally to obstructing exits, the management board has additionally permitted traders to grow their stalls, thinning the paths on the market and reducing ease of access for firefighters.

Worse till, in the Ga market in Dong Hoi City, the 2nd biggest market in Quang Binh Province, the area reserved for fire extinguishers has additionally been occupied by traders using the market management board searching another way.

Based on the Quang Binh Fire Prevention and Control Department, the province has a lot more than 100 small , large marketplaces, which are in high-risk of fires and hard to gain access to by fire fighting forces.

One primary reason behind the danger is the fact that electrical systems in the market are extremely old and broken to satisfy fire safety standards, the department states.

The Boy Trach market in Bo Trach District, which experienced a significant fire in the past, includes a chaotic electrical system despite it had been refurbished.

Nguyen Khoa Hoai Huong, mind from the Dong Ba market management board in Hue City, conceded our prime chance of fire due to a going down hill electrical system and low feeling of responsibility for fire prevention and control among traders.

In the Ba Don market in Quang Trach District, everything is worse as numerous fire extinguishers are extremely old and many happen to be stolen.