THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
February 20, 2020 at 17:30 JST
Firefighters work to put out a fire at a 12-story market building in the Chinatown district of Yangon on Feb. 20. (AP Photo)
YANGON--Firefighters in Myanmar on Thursday contained a blaze in a 12-story building in the country's biggest city, Yangon.
There were no initial reports of casualties in the building, which houses a market and residential apartments.
The Myanmar Fire Services Department said it issued the highest level alert after the blaze started early Thursday morning. It announced that the fire was under control after about three hours, with 85 people rescued.
The building is located in the city's Chinatown area and contains Than Zay, a market known for selling kitchen and dining equipment, and a plaza for booksellers.
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