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Fire engulfs popular marketplace in Haiti's capital

A woman collects burnt fish from the ground after a massive fire in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday March 20, 2017. The fire raged at the biggest fish and clothing market in the center of the Capital. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
Original Publication Date March 20, 2017 - 10:45 AM

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - A fire has engulfed much of a popular marketplace in Haiti's capital where hundreds of impoverished vendors sell their wares.

The flames have destroyed numerous wooden stalls and a warehouse storing inventory including fabrics and used clothes.

There are no reports of deaths or injuries.

Despondent vendors at Port-au-Prince's sprawling Croix de Boussales market are picking through the ashes Monday looking for anything to salvage.

The blaze started sweeping through the market late Sunday. The cause isn't immediately known.

News from © The Associated Press, 2017
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