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A large fire has torn through a street market in Haiti and consumed thousands of dollars’ worth of goods as vendors wailed over their losses PETIONVILLE, Haiti -- A large fire tore through a street market in Haiti early Thursday, consuming thousands of dollars’ worth of goods as vendors wailed over their losses. The market , known as Shada, is located in Pet ionville, next to the capital of Port-au-Prince. Vendors began arriving before sunrise to try and quell the flames, throwing bucketsful of sand on blazing roofs before firefighters arrived. Stevenson Midi, 42, said he lost hundreds of dollars’ worth of produce including plantains, and that he and other vendors were worried about their bank loans. “It’s going to be even harder to pay back,” he said as he surveyed the smoking rubble behind him. While he spoke, vendors walked by screaming and yelling, “Why did this happen to me?!” and “What did we do wrong?!” A bulldozer began clearing the debris. The market is popular within the c...

Some 200 firefighters are battling a huge blaze in Mexico City’s sprawling wholesale market without any reported injuries MEXICO CITY -- Some 200 firefighters battled a huge blaze in Mexico City’s sprawling wholesale market Thursday night without any reported injuries. The Central de Abasto supplies the capital’s other neighborhood market s, restaurants and other parts of the country. Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said the fire started in an area of the market where wooden pallets and crates are built and stored, meaning there was substantial fuel on a breezy evening. Flames leaped high into the night sky fed by swirling winds, but firefighters reported having the fire mostly under control after several hours. The market ’s administration said in a statement late Thursday that the fire started around 7 p.m. and affected an area that included 359 stands that produced and sold cardboard boxes, wooden crates and pallets. The rest of the market selling produce and flowers would op...