Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- According to the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the fire started at 15:34 at the shops of Zhomy construction material market.

In a few minutes, 6 firefighting and rescue crews of the Emergency Situations Directorate of Tashkent were already working at the scene of the emergency.

At 16:01 the flame was localized, and at 16:14 it was completely eliminated. The combustion area was almost 200 square meters. meters.

The causes of the fire are established by experts. Thanks to the prompt actions of the Emergencies Ministry's rescuers, about 2 thousand square meters of shops located nearby were saved from the fire.