Construction of New XPZ Supermarket to Begin Soon; Workers Needed
After suffering losses of over 10M residents could have a new and improve XPZ Supermarket in less than a year.
Construction of a new supermarket is expected to begin in the coming months.
The management of the Supermarket that was burnt to the ground by Chinese national Tianzhao Alex Feng is currently seeking construction workers including masons, carpenters, plumbers, electricians, and laborers.
Chinese national by the name of Tianzhao “Alex” Feng was sentenced to prison for burning down the popular supermarket.
XPZ supermarket, a store that sold everything from food to clothes, was burnt in the early hours of June 1, 2021.
Thirty-year-old Feng who had been in the country illegally working at XPZ was apprehended several days later and subsequently charged with arson.
Feng said he was being abused by the management of the supermarket who forced him to work under inhumane conditions
He confessed to the crime, served his time, and was released from prison.
It is alleged that arrangements are being made to have him repatriated to China; a decision that Feng’s attorney Wendel Robinson has been fighting against
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