Fire Guts D.C.'s Historic Eastern Market

April 30, 2007 District of Columbia - Fire ravaged the Eastern Market early Monday, gutting part of the 134-year-old Capitol Hill landmark. Fire Chief Dennis L. Rubin said the blaze destroyed the southern half of the city-owned building, which was empty at the time. There were no injuries. "This is the worst thing to happen on Capitol Hill since I moved here in 1981," said Patti Cinelli, who lives five blocks away and frequented the market's fresh produce and meat stands and weekend flea market ...