English Translation
Such an event is quite common here.
Tip #1: You may wonder what ざら means and from where it came. There is one theory of etymology.
ざら銭 (ざらぜに) means “small change (of money)”. It is available everywhere. And ざら means something ordinary and common.
Tip #2: 当 of 当地 means “this” or “our”. I’ve explained the details on a related sentence discussion: “is 当市には橋が多い a typo?”