The repairs on the Corriverton Market, sections of which were ravaged by fire late last year are expected to be completed by the end of the month, according to Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Sonia Parag who visited on Wednesday to check on the repairs and listen to concerns from vendors.
In November last year, a fire which was electrical in nature erupted on the south eastern side of the market causing significant damage.
The Ministry of Home Affairs had said that investigations had revealed that the fire originated from an electric fan left plugged into the wall of one of the stalls and switched on, “leading to overheating and subsequent ignition of nearby flammable materials”.
