The fire at the fruit market...Merchants 'Devastated Room' ahead of Chuseok.

[Anchor]
Last night (3rd), a fire broke out at a fruit market near Masan Fish Market in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province.

There were no casualties, but merchants who suffered damage ahead of the Chuseok holiday are worried.

I'll connect you with a field reporter to find out more about it. Reporter Lim Hyungjun!

[Reporter]
Yes, we are at the scene of the fire at the fruit and vegetable market in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province.

[Anchor]
What is the situation of the fire now?

[Reporter]
Yes, the fire site I'm at is full of acrid smells.

You'll see a burned-out store behind me.

The iron structure, which is believed to have supported the shield, fell down, and the inside of the store was all burned down.

I met the merchants here in the morning, and they said they were confused because they were damaged ahead of the Chuseok holiday.

The fire broke out at the fruit and vegetable market at around 10:10 last night.28 stores in the

fruit market suffered large and small damage.

Fire officials say there were no sprinklers in the fruit and vegetable market.

The fire did not spread to Masan Fish Market, which is close to the fruit market.

Fire personnel connected a fire pump to a sprinkling facility installed in the fish market to prevent the fire from spreading.

Two residents near the fire were treated for smoke yesterday, but it did not spread to major casualties.

Fire authorities once put the blaze under control in two hours, issuing the first phase of the response that mobilized both the fire department's equipment and personnel.

Police and firefighters conducted a joint inspection at around 10:30 a.m. to determine the cause of the fire.

So far, I'm YTN Lim Hyung-joon at the fire site of Changwon fruit market.