Huge fire engulfs popular Ubud Market in Bali

The extensive fire razed the large market, which is a haven for tourists.
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Bali's Ubud Market was razed by a huge fire at about 6:30 a.m. on Thursday.

Indonesia's Regional Disaster Management Agency posted the news on its Facebook account, and said three fire engines rushed to the site.

Kamis 24 Maret 2016Jam 06:35 witaInfo : PMK GianyarTindak lanjut : Mengarahkan Bw.10 dan Bw.25 BPBD Kota Denpasar merapat untuk membantu pemadaman api di Pasar Ubud Gianyar Berikut foto penanganannya :

Posted by Pusdalops Bpbd Kota Denpasar on Wednesday, March 23, 2016



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From other eyewitness accounts, it appears that the fire caused extensive damage before it could be put out.

The market is one of the town's newer developments, and houses numerous local stalls selling art, souvenirs and clothing.






There have been no reports of casualties so far.

Bali has suffered two other market fires this year, one in January in Legian and another in February in the oldest traditional market in Denpasar.

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Victoria Ho is Mashable's Asia Editor, based in Singapore. She previously reported on news and tech at The Business Times, TechCrunch and ZDNet. When she isn't writing, she's making music with her band

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