Bazaribe market, Toamasina was burnt down on the eve of Monday August 23, at around 11 p.m.
The fire started from the northeast part and propagated to the middle part of the market,
where primarily needed products sellers, furniture sellers, and butchers are found. Goods
belonging to 71 sellers were burnt up.
The damage is assessed at 175 million Ariary. Only in a space of a month, Bazaribe is the third market being burnt. Before this latter, The Valpinson market and the Tanambao V market, where hairdressers, silver dealers and bike repairmen were placed, were also burnt down. Sellers from Bazaribe did not hesitate to say that “it was arson”.
When the three security guards were asked about it, they emphasized that they heard a
loud outburst. “The market was set ablaze after that and the flames were already fierce,” reported sellers nearby, and when asked, the Bazaribe security guards also clarified and said that the fire did not start small, but with big flames, thus, the surprise of those …