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Haiti fire destroys more than 30 stores A fire ripped through a downtown section of Haiti's capital, destroying more than 30 businesses, officials said Wednesday. No injuries were reported.
Firefighters extinguished the blaze that began late Tuesday and lingered into Wednesday morning along a one-block stretch in Port-au-Prince, authorities said.
More than 30 stores and warehouses on both sides of the street were destroyed with damages estimated at about $1 million, said Reginald Boulos, president of the Haitian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Some were buildings and others were food stands that belonged to an open-air market. Warehouses containing food, toilet paper and candy were also destroyed, private Radio Vision 2000 reported.
Some 40 Brazilian troops, part of a new U.N. mission to help keep peace after ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide left Feb. 29, provided security at the fire scene. |
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