Officials said when crews arrived, the fire had engulfed all three floors of the Big Shankhai market building, Kazinform News Agency correspondent reports.
The temperature of exterior walls, based on thermal imaging, exceeded 800 degrees, said Kanat Altynbekov, deputy head of Astana’s Emergency Situations Department.
He went on to add that as a result of a collapse of structures, three rescuers were injured. One of them was rushed to hospital with a brain contusion and concussion.
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