Stabroek Market wharf roof collapses

An aerial view of the collapsed roof (Department of Public Information photo)

By Subhana Shiwmangal

Five persons sustained minor injuries yesterday morning after the condemned roof of the Stabroek Market wharf collapsed.

Vendors near the wharf told  Stabroek News that they heard a loud cracking sound as the structure came down.

Rehanna Shaw, a fruit vendor related that around 10:30 am, she  heard the terrific noise when the shed fell. She recalled that this was not the first time parts of the shed had fallen. She said that she had a stall on the wharf before the city council gave her a space in front of the fire service to vend. She hopes that the repairs can be done on the wharf as soon possible so she can resume vending there.