The blaze swept through the 800-year-old market earlier this month, burning down a number of stalls. COMMENTS A London community has rallied around traders left devastated after fire ripped through their historic market place. The blaze swept through the 800-year-old market in Kingston-upon-Thames on October 6, wiping out a number of the market stalls. Eight people were evacuated as 25 firefighters tackled the fire in the early hours of the morning.