Insurance and Risk Assessment - Rt 9 Hadley Fire Disaster Victims learn from Hassan and Brahim Oulbeid

None of the victims of the horrendous fire that destroyed the mall in Hadley last Sunday will ever be the same again, and their customers can only hope that most will recover sufficiently to continue. 

Even those with insurance will find that no amount of money could compensate them for even the memory of their horrible loss.

One would hardly guess from the modest "front" of the Casablanca Halal Market they they take in almost a million dollars in revenue by importing items from Morocco that Muslims need.  Oubleid and Keffas have maximized their revenue by also providing taxi and delivery services for their products to customers as far away as Boston or NY.

Preliminary Fire Investigation - Rt 9 Hadley - 206 Russell St. 01035

The fire was called in at 7:41 PM on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013
Flames were sighted at 206 Russell St. (Rt 9)
Within minutes they had torn through the Casablanca Halal Market and soon destroyed the entire building.

The two most important elements in a fire or arson investigation are (1) the source of the ignition and (2) the fuel which then maintains and feeds the fire.

No official reports have yet been released - determining the location of the ignition is the first step in finding its source.

The Quick Lighting Long Burning Charcoals stacked on the shelves of Casablanca Halal Market might be considered accelerants.  Investigators are trying to determine if they were properly licensed to stockpile and distribute such flammable tobacco products and pipes.