The Noome building market after the fire. Photo by Kai Joost/Baltic Reports
TALLINN — The historic Nõmme market building, which was recently renovated, went up in smoke late Thursday evening in Tallinn’s Nõmme borough. While the municipal government has promised to reconstruct the building, it’s obvious they’ll have to start all over considering the total damage these photos by Baltic Reports photographer Kai Joost show.
The wooden market building, built in 1930, was re-opened to the visitors in Oct. 2009 after renovation which cost 3.5 million krooni (€223,690).
Nõmme district chief Rainer Vakra told the media Friday that the market was equipped with all required fire detection apparatuses and an on-site guard, who called in the fire.
“The security guard reacted to the alarm and called the emergency call center,” said Vakra.
Vakra said the municipality would plan on rebuilding the historic market.
“Many of Nõmme’s citizens have come to me and said that they will support the rebuilding of this market,” Vakra told Baltic Reports. “The works will start as soon as we will know the cost and we’ve sorted things out with the insurance company.”
Vakra said that even if the rebuilding will cost more than the insurance covers, the city will have to find the money. flames when firefighters arrived, and the rescue workers were not able to enter the building, as this video shows.
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