Vendors suffer losses in fire at Mississippi Trade Mart

UPDATE: Mississippi Trade Mart fire cleanup begins, reopening timeline set

After a fire, state officials work to reopen the Mississippi Trade Mart by next week. Vendors scramble to recover thousands of dollars in lost inventory.

Vendors left with ruined inventory after fire at Mississippi Trade Mart

Vendors left with ruined inventory after fire at Mississippi Trade Mart JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – A fire at the Mississippi Trade Mart early Saturday morning forced organizers to cancel the Spring Market and left more than 100 vendors with ruined inventory. The fire started in the middle of the night in a vendor booth. The drapery material smoldered, filling the 110,000-square-foot building with smoke and soot. Weekend events canceled at Mississi…

Vendors suffer losses in fire at Mississippi Trade Mart

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - An unexpected fire at the Mississippi Trade Mart this weekend caused dozens of vendors at the annual Spring Market to pack up shop. Madeline Bozak and Michaela Roberson, the co-owners of Boudreaux's Boutique in Pearl, said there was damage to their booth. They were set up on the opposite side of [...]

Support effort grows for vendors after fire at Mississippi Trade Mart

Community members are being asked to rally behind small businesses impacted by a fire that forced an abrupt end to an event-filled weekend at the Mississippi Trade Mart in downtown Jackson. The annual Spring Market and 4 Children Consignment Sale, which draws vendors and visitors from across the state and Mid-South region, was cut short after a fire broke out late Friday night. The blaze, originating in a vendor booth, filled parts of the venue …