On June 12, the apparel of hundreds of shopkeepers burned to ashes as a result of a fire that broke out in a shopping complex located in the city of Kokand, Fergana region. Some entrepreneurs managed to get their products out of the fire. Most of the traders have failed. The Kun.uz reporter was at the scene and talked with the MES official and businessmen who were trading in the market.
Ahliddin Alijanov, the head of the MES information service of Fergana region, informed that fire-rescue units from Namangan region also came to help extinguish the fire.
“On June 12, at 19:17, the MES department received a report about a fire in a clothing store. Fire and rescue units arrived at the scene at 19:25. Despite the quick measures taken, a fire broke out in approximately 5,000 square meters of the complex.
20 fire-rescue vehicles in the region were involved in extinguishing the fire. In addition, 5 rescue crews from the Namangan regional MES department came to help. The fire was completely extinguished at 23:30. At the moment, the area where the fire occurred is being re-controlled. The cause of the fire is currently being investigated,” he said.
The businessman Humoyun Farhodov said that all the goods in his shop were completely burnt.
“The market started burning at 17:00-18:00. We were at home at that time. After hearing about the terrible incident, we immediately reached the market. We entered the market and saw that the fire reached near our shop.
My brother and I came to the burning market together. When the door of the store did not open, we broke the glass and entered. We managed to get 2-3 bags of clothes. But it was not possible to take out the rest of our goods. My store had apparel worth 150-200 million soums. We couldn’t do anything,” said Humoyun Farhodov, who suffered financially due to the fire.
