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At noon on December 3, local authorities had an initial report on the fire at Khe Tre market (Nam Dong district, Thua Thien - Hue province) that occurred early this morning.

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Fire raged for more than 4 hours at Khe Tre market. Photo: Contributor

According to the leader of Nam Dong District People's Committee, the fire broke out at around 3:40 a.m. at a stall in Khe Tre market. Later, traders discovered the fire and reported it to the market management board and authorities.

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At the time of the fire, despite heavy rain, extinguishing the fire was difficult. Photo: Contributor

Upon receiving the news, the authorities mobilized 9 specialized vehicles and 70 firefighters; 190 people from the district and commune police, part-time police and civil defense forces... participated in extinguishing the fire.

In addition, other forces such as soldiers, militia, officials, civil servants and people were mobilized to participate in fire fighting and help traders evacuate goods.

By around 7:30 a.m. the same day, the fire was basically under control. According to statistics, 2,180 square meters of Khe Tre market were burned down; 335 stalls and kiosks were burned; no human casualties were reported.

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Fire police force participated in fire fighting.

According to the leader of Nam Dong District People's Committee, currently, professional forces are examining the scene to investigate and clarify the cause of the fire.

After the investigation, authorities will mobilize forces to clean up the scene and assist traders in overcoming the consequences of the fire.

Local authorities continue to count the losses of small traders and propagate and mobilize them to overcome difficulties and stabilize their thinking.

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The market fire caused great property damage.
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Nearly 350 stalls and kiosks of small traders were burned down.

This morning, the two Vice Chairmen of the People's Committee of Thua Thien - Hue province, Mr. Phan Quy Phuong and Mr. Hoang Hai Minh, directly went to the scene to direct the forces to control and overcome the consequences of the fire at Khe Tre market.

A market in TT-Hue caught fire, dozens of stalls were burned down . Khe Tre market in the mountainous district of Nam Dong (TT-Hue province) caught fire at 3:00 a.m. It is estimated that dozens of stalls and many people's properties were burned down.