
Arline Confidant, 64, stands with other vendors and watches firefighters battling the blaze that completely destroyed half of the Iron Market on Tuesday,Feb. 13, 2018. Mrs. Confident lost all her merchandise in the fire. “I have lost everything, how am I suppose to feed my five children now?” The Iron Market was rebuilt following the devastating 2010 earthquake, and was financed by Denis O’Brien, chairman of Digicel Group, one of the largest privately owned telecommunications companies in the world. Photo by Patrice Dougé for the Haitian Times.

Haitian President Jovenel Moise, and his wife Martine Moise pay a visit to the Iron Market, Tuesday, February 13, 2018, following a devastating fire which destroyed half of the Iron Market. The Iron Market was rebuilt following the devastating 2010 earthquake, and was financed by Denis O’Brien, chairman of Digicel Group, one of the largest privately owned telecommunications companies in the world. Photo by Patrice Dougé for the Haitian Times.