Who was interested in the fire on clothing market in Sheki? (UPDATED)

Chief Executive of Sheki region received businessmen whose shops on the clothing market were burned. According to the regional correspondent of Turan, he promised that the government would help traders. However, it is not clear from what sources they will cover damages to the owners and tenants of the shops, and the objects have not been insured.

Many traders suspect that the fire could be the work of interested parties. So, on the outskirts of the city a new shopping center has been built, and there were several attempts to resettle there the traders from the clothing market, but they refused. Now they will have to agree with the offer to rent shops in the new center.

The traders from the burnt market are in a very difficult financial situation. Many of them received the goods from wholesalers in installments, some have bank loans.

The fire burned about 100 shops.—06-

2014 February 02 (Sunday) 13:28:46

Last night there was a massive fire in a large shopping center in Sheki. As the regional correspondent reported, the clothing market burned down.

The fire started at about two o'clock. The firefighters were unable to cope with the fire and as a result about 100 stores with goods burned.

The owners suffered huge material losses. Many of them took the goods in installments and now do not know how to pay to the suppliers.

The causes of the fire are not known. -0 -