WUHAN, April 3 (Xinhua) --
Two people have been confirmed dead
and one was injured in a market
fire Wednesday in central China's
Hubei Province, local authorities
said.
The fire, breaking out
around 2:20 p.m. at the Zhangwan
Farmers Market in Zhangwan District in
the city of Shiyan, was extinguished
two hours later. It engulfed an
area of more than 8,000 square meters,
said an official with the
district's work safety
bureau.
Firefighters have found
two bodies by 10 p.m. and they
are still clearing the debris to
establish if there are more
casualties.
An initial investigation
found that the fire was triggered
when a stall owner used a flame
spray gun to clear pig hairs to
prepare dishes.
