Tuesday, September 23, 2025

3-Alarm Fire at H-Mart, a Grocery Store Around the Corner from My Home

 


At about 4 AM last night, I was awoken by sirens.  When I went downstairs this morning, I saw there was a big fire at H Mart, a Korean grocery store.  Fortunately, no civilians or firefighters were injured, but I assume that all the food in the store was destroyed.  Since H Mart carries very little American food, I only shop there when I need bananas.  Likely, the store's employees will be laid off as it would take a long time to repair the damage

There are other H Marts within a short drive of this location, thus the Korean community will have other places to purchase their ethnic food.

1 comment:

BonnieKimmelPhillips said...

That’s a shame Bruce. I loved going to Hmart when I still lived in Flushing. The fruit and vegetables were fresh and really beautiful. Loved the fish section, different varieties at reasonable prices. The shrimp was fantastic. True that a lot of the packaging was written in Korean but I always found someone who could translate and educate. The marinated meats were top-notch I hope they can rebuild.

 
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