Fire fighters are trying to prevent a blaze at Chan Mow Wholesales in Taufusi in downtown Apia from spreading to other buildings.
The fire broke out around 3.30pm (local time) and fire fighters and emergency service personnel battled for almost two hours to try and contain it.
Police Commissioner Egon Keil told Loop Samoa that it is too early to call what caused the fire.
“Right now we’re just trying to ensure it doesn’t spread out west wards, especially with the wind right now,” he said.
“All our fire engines are here. Everyone is busy trying to contain the flames here so it doesn’t spread and I can say that no one has been injured by it,” Commissioner Keil said.
He says the efforts are all being focused on keeping the flames from moving onto the nearby buildings especially the markets close by.
“Right now all we can do is focus on containing it and killing the fire as fast as we can to avoid further damage,” added Keil.
Details on today’s fire are expected later.
This is the fourth large fire that authorities have had to battle since the beginning of the year.
A fire gutted the flea market in January. This was followed by an explosion in a fuel tank at the wharf which claimed one life.
Last month there was a bush fire at Papauta.
