Vietnamese traders lose 0.5 million USD to Russia trade centre blaze
Vietnamese traders at a trade centre in Russia’s Kazan city may lose about 31 million rubles (about 0.5 million USD) to a recent blaze there, according to the Vietnamese Association in Kazan.
Moscow (VNA) – Vietnamese traders at a trade centre in Russia’sKazan city may lose about 31 million rubles (about 0.5 million USD) to a recentblaze there, according to the Vietnamese Association in Kazan.
The blaze in Port trade centre in Orenburg street of Kazan city happenedon June 5, destroying three buildings and 2,000 kiosks with total affected areashitting 2,800 square metres. It was distinguished after seven hours withefforts of over 300 people. No deaths were reported, but property loss was big.
According to the association, more than a haft of 70 kiosks owned by 31Vietnamese business households in the centre was completely destroyed, whilethe rest were seriously affected by trash and smoke that damaged all goodsstored there.
Doan Danh Lam, President of the association said that on June 6, theowner of the centre, Bulat Nagaev, pledged to restore the damaged buildings intwo months, while arranging spaces for the affected kiosk owners and supportingthem with one-month rent.
Executive board of the association had a meeting on June 7 and decidedto launch a charity campaign to support the Vietnamese households suffered fromthe accident.
At the same time, Altyn trade centre’s management board has offered freetwo-month rent to the Vietnamese people if they wish to move their kiosks to thiscentre.
Counsellor Nguyen Quynh Mai from the Vietnamese Embassy in Russia saidthat the embassy has kept regular contact with the Vietnamese Association inKazan and local authorized agencies to seek measures to protect the right and interestof the affected Vietnamese business households and make a plan to call forassistance from the Vietnamese community in Russia. -VNA
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Firefighters at the site ( Souce: Sputnik) 
