On the morning of August 10th, information from the Chau Phu District Police ( An Giang province ) indicated that a fire at My Duc Market (Thien My hamlet, My Duc commune, Chau Phu district) that occurred in the early hours of the same day destroyed 15 kiosks belonging to 8 businesses, causing damage exceeding 1.2 billion VND.
Fifteen stalls at the front of My Duc market were completely burned down (Photo: CTV).
Earlier, at around 1:30 AM on the same day, while people were sleeping, they heard an explosion at the plastic goods stall owned by Ms. BTB (55 years old, residing in Chau Phu district).
Seeing the fire spreading rapidly and proving difficult to control, residents quickly raised the alarm and reported it to the authorities.
The fire was brought under control around 3 a.m.
At the scene after the fire was extinguished, many items were completely destroyed. Only the metal frames of 15 stalls remained. The burned stalls sold handbags, hats, shoes, plastic goods, etc., all of which are highly flammable materials.
Ms. N. (45 years old, residing in Chau Phu district, owner of a kiosk that caught fire) said: "I'm still in shock about the incident. The fire broke out in the middle of the night, startling many people who were sleeping, leaving them no time to react. I was planning to import goods to sell during Tet (Lunar New Year), and with all my goods burned like this, I really don't know what to do."
The scene of the fire at 1 AM on the same day (Photo: Provided by local residents).
Earlier that morning, Mr. Nguyen Phu Tan, Secretary of the Chau Phu District Party Committee, along with relevant officials, visited and encouraged eight households affected by the fire, providing each household with 6 million VND in assistance.
The Chau Phu District Police are coordinating with relevant agencies to conduct a scene investigation and determine the cause of the fire.
Source: https://dantri.com.vn/xa-hoi/15-gian-hang-bi-thieu-rui-trong-vu-chay-cho-o-an-giang-20240810161652100.htm
