PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI - Haiti's iconic Iron Market, a tourist attraction in downtown Port-au-Prince, was ravaged Tuesday by an early-morning fire that spread through the building while many of the vendors, whose merchandise and cash were inside, were participating in the National Carnival celebration. The market was previously damaged by fire in 2008 and then destroyed in Haiti's 2010 earthquake before being rebuilt under supervision of the Haitian agency in charge of protecting historic buildings. Firemen remained at the Iron Market in Port-au-Pri Firemen remained at the Iron Market in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, after responding to an early-morning fire, Feb 13, 2018.
An overnight fire destroys parts of Haiti's historic Marché en Fer (Iron Market) in Port‑au‑Prince. It is unclear what started the fire.