In the night of Saturday to Sunday a fire broke out inside the Public Market of Saint-Marc and completely destroyed a place that was formerly a warehouse of merchandise.

Thanks to the intervention of firefighters and residents, the fire was able to be circumscribed quickly before it spread to the entire market and caused considerable damage.

No casualties were reported and the material losses are limited, the premises where the fire seems to have originated was almost empty of goods.

The cause of the fire is unknown for the moment, an investigation is opened.

TB/ iciHaiti