In addition to firefighters, hundreds of servicemen were mobilised to put out the fire at Soc Son market (Hanoi's Soc Son district).
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| At 5.40 AM this morning, a fire broke out from a grocery in Soc Son market |
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| The fire quickly spread to dozens of surrounding stores |
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| "At first, I used a mini fire-extinguisher to put the fire off, but the fire spread to other stores. We traders could not put the fire off by themselves," said Nguyen Van Hieu, a trader in Soc Son market |
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| Dozens of fire trucks, Regiment 141's 200 servicemen, and Division 371's 150 servicemen were mobilised to put out the fire |
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| As of 7 AM, the fire was basically brought under control. The firefighters continued pumping water on the fire to prevent the fire from spreading |
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| Dozens of stalls in the market completely burned down |
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| "Our VND1-billion ($44,052) toy pavilion was burnt to ashes," said Hong Van, a trader in the market |
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| Some traders managed to save their goods from the fire |
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| Soc Son district's leader said that about 1,000sq.m, including hundreds of clothes stores, were burned down. The reason behind the fire is being investigated |
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| Soc Son market is located 300 metres from the police station of the district |
By Van Anh
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