Firefighter dies, two hurt in market blaze
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One firefighter was killed and two were injured in a blaze at a farm product market of Nandan county of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, according to the region's fire department.
The fire broke out around 4:30 am on Sunday. The blaze was put out at around 7:40 am with the help of 88 firefighters and 16 fire trucks.
However, when seven firefighters entered the market again to clean up the scene, the two-story market collapsed and three of them were trapped.
As of 3:19 pm, two had been saved and sent to the local hospital for treatment and one was found died.
The reason of the fire and the market's collapse is under further investigation.
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