OPA-LOCKA, FLA. (WSVN) - A fire in Opa-Locka’s flea market has left several semi-trucks destroyed.
Leonel Chery, the owner of a lost vehicle said, “We lost everything. This is all we have.”
It was a devastating sight for Chery’s family as fierce flames tore through their truck in Opa-Locka.
“My heart breaks because this is all I have,” Chery said.
A witness captured the intense moments on his cell phone as the fire destroyed several vehicles near the flea market on 42nd Avenue Friday morning.
Maggie Castro, a spokesperson for Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said, “At approximately 4:50 this morning, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to a vehicle fire.”
On surveillance video you can see crews arriving to the scene as the heavy flames and smoke continued.
The fire was put out in about an hour and a half.
Debris and ash were left behind, with some of the vehicles involved left unrecognizable.
The lot’s night maintenance manager was inside the RV when the fire started.
Terence Huang, the Flea Market General Manager, said, “I think he had a pet, either a cat or a dog, inside the trailer, so he actually left the trailer and then went back to retrieve it.”
He was treated on the scene for a minor injury but did not have to go to the hospital.
While the people involved are thankful things didn’t turn out worse, they said with everything else going on due to COVID-19, this was the last thing they needed.
The truck owner said, “Everything is on pause now because I don’t know how I’m going to move forward.”
Investigators are still working to figure out the cause of the fire.
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