Fire engulfs Cho Lon (Big Market) in HCM City
VOV.VN - Firefighters had to use specialized vehicles to control the blaze and prevent it from spreading to surrounding houses at Cho Lon (Big Market) in Ho Chi Minh City.
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A fire broke out at a shop in Ward 14, District 5 in HCM City on the evening of June 20. |
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It took more than 130 firefighters of districts 8, 6 and 1 nearly four hours to stamp out the blaze. |
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The shop is situated in the busy trading centre of the Big Market which has many shops. |
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A firefighter hangs from a ladder as he tries to extinguish the flames. |
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Thick smoke fills the whole building. |
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Rescue forces successfully save La Thi Kim Lien who was trapped inside house No 226. |
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Local people assist the firefighters. |
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The blaze was mostly extinguished by the early morning of June 21. |
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Senior lieutenant colonel Pham The Thao, head of the Department of Firefighting Police of District 8, says no fatalities have been reported. Many surrounding houses were successfully protected from being damaged by the fire. |
