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Feb 12, 2023 News
Kaieteur News – The devastating fire which ravaged the Parika Market on Friday afternoon and left mostly rubble has left many vendors counting their losses. However, firefighters managed to save a few stalls.
Vendors saved whatever items they could from their stalls before completely evacuating the burning market; however, looters took advantage of the chaotic environment and cleared the stalls of the remaining items.
Police Commander Mahendra Siwnarine, told Kaieteur News that his ranks were able to recover some items that were looted on Saturday. Some of the recovered items are clothing and electronic equipment.
According to reports, the stolen items were reportedly found “in a community” located behind the market. The name of the community was not revealed.
The looters are yet to be found.
Fire at the Parika Market reportedly started around 15:30h on Friday. The blaze spread quickly across the market destroying stalls located to the front of the market and even those opposite.
Although Investigations are still ongoing to determine the cause of the fire, it is suspected that a welding spark from ongoing construction works at the market might have gotten into contact with flammable materials and started the fire.
Meanwhile, the Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall has committed to assisting the vendors in their rebuilding efforts. On Saturday, the minister met with the affected vendors.
“The fire at Parika Market was devastating. Our government is committed to ensuring our vendors rebuild. We have charted a way forward following discussions with those on site today (Saturday). The cleanup has begun”, Dharamlall stated.
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