June 13, 2017
UPDATE: LP Azar fire contained
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The fire, which started this morning at the LP Azar warehouse on Princess Street in downtown Kingston, has been contained.
This is the second fire in downtown today, as an early morning fire destroyed several shops at a section of the Coronation Market commonly known as Redemption Market.
There is no estimate of the damage at this time but OBSERVER ONLINE has learnt that goods in the warehouse have been damaged by water, smoke and fire.
Workers are currently gathered outside the building as firefighters conduct cooling down operations.
One worker said that the business employs more than 100 people.
Racquel Porter