PLEASE NOTE: EDIT CONTAINS CONVERTED 4:3 MATERIAL<br/> <br />Traders armed with buckets of water fight to save this shopping centre in the Peruvian capital from the blazing inferno within.<br/> <br />The fire at the centre in Lima started with an explosion blamed on an electrical fault.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: Namesio Paitan, merchant, saying (Spanish)<br/> <br />"As soon as the flames ignited we rapidly tried to rescue the merchandise and tried to put out the fire with water buckets.<br/> <br />No serious injuries have been reported but dozens have undergone hospital treatment after breathing in smoke.<br/> <br />That may be more down to luck than judgment.<br/> <br />The failure of the complex to meet safety standards was highlighted by authorities last December, a warning authorities say went unheeded by local businesses.<br/> <br />Paul Chapman, Reuters
