Quang Ngai City Market, the largest in the central province of Quang
Ngai, caught fire early on Feb. 9 morning, ruining about 680 shops and
more than 600 tonnes of goods, worth about 120 billion VND (5.7 million
USD).
As many as 424 businesses were affected.
Ten fire engines and a full contingent of fire fighters were mobilised and contained the blaze.
Officials announced the fire was under control by 2pm, seven hours
after fire fighters reached the blaze, along a path blocked by hundreds
of temporary stalls.
Vice Chairman of the municipal
People's Committee Huynh Chanh said more than 500 small traders were
running businesses in the two-storey market with a total area of 5,000
square metres, some of them at temporary stalls because a portion of the
market was under construction.
The provincial People's
Committee has asked the municipal office to establish a steering
committee to determine the cause of the fire and identify losses.
Local authority also suggested providing 5 million VND (240 USD) from
the municipal budget and the Quang Ngai Agricultural Product Joint Stock
Company pleged 3 million VND (140 USD) for each vendor. The city will
arrange a new location for shops, so business can resume within a
month./.
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