Businesses reopen after fire at America St building

The intersection of Avenue of the Republic and America Street with stores reopened for business.

The businesses on the ground floor of the four-storey building at Avenue of the Republic and America Street, which was ravaged by fire on Thursday, have resumed operations, while the investigation of what caused the blaze continues.

Most business owners and workers had been skeptical about being able to resume their operations immediately, since they were afraid that the ground floor was damaged beyond immediate repair.