Banco Ficohsa (Ficohsa) bank has opened a new branch in the modern Pedregal Plaza in San Pedro Sula.
Customers have four windows available to conduct all the banking transactions which Fichosa offers, including withdrawals and deposits, check-cashing, and remittance disbursements.
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Firemen confirmed that a fire broke out in an abandoned warehouse in downtown San Pedro Sula, which caused great losses in the area.
The fire spread to the Hotel San Pedro, the Barret Agency, and consumed a “STOP” store and a restaurant serving Chinese food, according to reports.
Fire units from Choloma, La Lima, and El Progreso sped to San Pedro Sula to help the San Pedro Sula fire department to control the incident.
Police cordoned off the area to protect bystanders who came to watch, and prevent undesirables from using the situation to steal items from businesses.
Four alleged members of the “Mara 18″ were captured, and another killed, during a shootout with the preventive police in the evening hours on Saturday.
The altercation, which lasted several minutes, took place in the La Planeta neighborhood of La Lima, Puerto Cortés. The dead alleged gang member could not be identified through forensics. He was between 25 and 30 years of age, wearing blue jeans, black shoes, and a blue and white checked shirt. Under the victim was found a revolver and three shell cartridges.
Also wounded was a police officer, who successfully recovered from his wounds in a San Pedro Sula private clinic.
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