阿富汗:戰火掃過喀布爾市場

At least 600 shops have been destroyed by a fire which swept through a market in the Afghan capital, Kabul.

因為這起掃過阿富汗首都喀布爾市場的火災，
至少600間商店被摧毀

No-one was injured in the blaze but the fire destroyed much of the goods on sale and forced traders to flee, says the BBC's Bilal Sarwary in the city.

沒人在這場火災中受傷，但摧毀了很多出售中的商品
並迫使民眾逃離

Kabul's main money exchange, which is located within the market, was evacuated before the fire reached it.

在火災迫近之前位於市場之中喀布爾最大的錢幣兌換所已經撤離

The blaze was tackled by Afghan firefighters and police, as well as Nato forces.

善後工作由阿富汗消防隊員、警察和北約兵力進行中

The market is located less than a kilometre from the presidential office and several key Afghan ministries and is normally crowded during the day, says our correspondent.

這個市場距離總統府及許多重要的政府部門不到1公里
且白天通常非常擁擠

As the fire approached the money market, traders moved hundreds of thousands of dollars to safety in waiting police vans. Shopkeepers also removed their stocks of gold from the nearby gold market.

當火迫近金融市場時，交易者將成千上百的紙鈔搬到等待的警車上
而店主也將黃金股票從鄰近的市場中搬移

There was no indication the fire had been caused by a bomb attack.

目前無跡象顯示火災是因炸彈攻擊而起

Kabul's police chief said the watchman who had been guarding the market had disappeared.

喀布爾市警局局長表示市場的看守人已經下落不明

The emergency services say it is possible the fire may reignite, and so they are keeping a close watch, our correspondent reports.

緊急服務人員表示火災可能重燃所以他們正密切注意