A special commission to assess actual damage caused by a May 30 fire to two markets in the Farkhor district of Khatlon province has completed its work.
The damage caused by the fire to the markets in Farkhor has been estimated at 349,000 somoni, an official source at the Interior Ministry told Asia-Plus in an interview.
According to him, the fire destroyed 230 of 300 shops at the markets of “Farkhor” and “Dunyo” that provided work for nearly 1,000 people.
The fire was reportedly spread by strong wind. Besides, fire-fighting vehicle of local police station was disabled.
Local residents say the fire broke out at the shop for building materials at around 6:00 pm. “There was strong wind yesterday and the fire fast spread to other shops. Fortunately, there were no casualties,” one of witnesses told Asia-Plus by phone on May 31.
Fire crews from Kulob, Vose and Hamadoni were reportedly involved in extinguishing the fire and it was extinguished only at around 10:00 pm.
The fire was reportedly caused by electrical malfunction at the “Farkhor” market.
