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by
Camila Clarke
Arima Mayor George Hadeed said the Hearty Foods supermarket site and its landscape could soon be declared a “disaster area” and asked the government for help. Last week, about 200 employees lost their jobs after a fire destroyed the supermarket at the corner of Sorzano and Pro Queen streets, Arima.
Ashley’s Bed, Bath and Beyond, which was located on one of the upper floors of the property, was also destroyed in the fire.
“What’s happening right now is that investigators are taking a little while to complete their investigation. Hopefully, they will so that the site can be cleaned up. I want to ask the government to see what it can do and help with the situation. ” he added. The relevant government (the fire department, the insurance company) will have to do whatever it takes to expedite the solution as temporarily as possible because it is a health risk and causes a strong foul odor in the community. That’s why we want to evacuate as soon as imaginable,” he said.
He said members of the Health Ministry were spraying the construction and that “the domain would possibly soon be declared a crisis zone. “”The meat is rotten. The commune sprayed it, but the smell is still there,” he added.
Maharaj said the construction was an eyesore and a danger and citizens complained about the stench. “We’re trying to make sure that insurance speeds up the process. Construction is not and we need to see it before the school year starts. with all those schools around,” he added. He said that two days ago some pieces of the building were still on fire.
He added: “We are waiting for the insurance to give us the green light and we are rebuilding the place. I would like to thank everyone we are receiving and Kamla (Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar), who has asked us to “Give us an act of kindness (a one-time $5,000 check for displaced staff). Some other people think it’s political, they see it as a matter of humanity,” he said. Maharaj said some staff were given jobs in Sangre Grande and Arima.
“We have absorbed them into other establishments, supermarkets, hardware stores and restaurants and we keep in touch even if the salary is lower,” he said.
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