The Wholesale Market in Qatar has reopened after a fire consumed a chain of surrounding grocey stores earlier this week.
Doha’s Civil Defence teams required “hours” to bring the blaze, which broke out at around 11:30am on Sunday 19, July, under control, local daily Doha News reported.Â
Government officials ordered vendors to discard up to 10 tonnes of local and international produce after inspecting the areas affected by the fire on Tuesday.Â
According to the Peninsula, the disposal of the produce is expected to affect supplies of fruits and vegetables around the country.
The fire was caused by the short-circuiting of an air-conditioning unit at a grocery store complex behind the Kilo market.
“Smoke from the blaze, which originated in one grocery store and quickly spread to five other shops nearby, quickly settled over the adjacent Kilo Market, a wholesale market that sells produce”, Doha News added.Â
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