() — In Mexico, the Secretariat for Comprehensive Risk Management informed through his Twitter account Emergency teams fight a fire in the Wholesale Marketlocated in the Iztapalapa mayor’s office of the country’s capital.
In an interview with Foro TV, a affiliate, the general director of the Mexico City Fire Department, Juan Manuel Pérez Cova, said that preliminary reports indicate that the fire affects the area of ”empty pallets and containers.”
is registered #fire in Federal Central Supply Area, @Alc_Iztapalapa. Emergency teams to the scene. Avoid the area and allow official vehicles to pass. #Working together
— Secretariat of Comprehensive Risk Management and PC (@SGIRPC_CDMX) April 7, 2023
Pérez Cova added that it is an area of considerable size, which is why they have ordered the evacuation of the nearby commercial area.
For her part, the head of government of Mexico City, Claudia Sheinbaum, said on his Twitter account So far no injuries have been reported.
The Central de Abasto is the main wholesale and retail market in the Mexican capital and is considered the second largest shopping center not only in the country, but in the world.