SALISBURY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – The Webb Road Flea Market is set to reopen Saturday, a week after a fire destroyed one of the main buildings and the inventory of more than a dozen vendors.  A fire broke out around 3 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 15. The flames leveled one of the 10 main buildings on the property. Rowan County fire investigators are still working to determine the cause.  Crews are creating a temporary selling space with tents for the impacted vendors.  Webb Road General Manager Chris Stephens said about 20 vendors rent space in the building.  “We’re just heartbroken that this happened,” he said. “They lost all their goods and, you know, we're just trying to do our best to get them back in business. I'm sure it's going to be hard for them to overcome the emotional impact that this has had on them.”  Fire rages at the flea market off I-85 Dec. 15. Stephens said about half of the vendors will not reopen for the upcoming weekend. Some have no inventory left, others are taking the time to rest at the end of the year.  Al and Nancy Parker are among the sellers who lost property in the fire but will not reopen in 2024. They have been selling at the market off Interstate 85 for more than a decade.  “It's really, really sad because we poured our heart and soul into this business,” Al Parker said.  He said they still had some inventory left in a warehouse off-site, but they’re not sure when they may return to the flea market.  Nancy Parker said this is not the first time they have had to recover from a fire at the flea market. Multiple buildings caught fire on the property in 2010. The cause of that blaze remains undetermined.  Florida man caught on camera grabbing 16-year-old’s butt at Chick-fil-A She said she’s found a silver lining among the devastation.  “There are always two sides. We're alive. We're happy. We're together,” Nancy Parker said. “Our family is supported. Our customers have even supported us. And that is that tells us how much our value is not just in the product we sold.”  Another vendor, Jeremy Burris, said he was moved by the outpouring of support he received from competitors.  “It kind of gave us optimism moving forward and really changed our mindset,” he said.  The generosity inspired a chain reaction.  “We're working with the flea market and some other vendors this weekend to try to put together like 10 percent of our proceeds to help the other vendors out, hopefully get them back on their feet,” Burris said.  The financial impact to each seller varies. Some vendors bring their goods to market each weekend, others choose to store their wares on property full-time.  Stephens said the owners have insurance for the facilities, but its up to the vendors to insure their property.  He said managers are in talks with contractors about constructing a replacement for Building B. He did not have an estimated timeline for when the new building may be open.  “We’re going to do it as fast as we can,” Stephens said. “We’ve got our plans to get things rolling and get the plans done.”  He said it’s unclear yet if the new structure will be an enclosed building or an open shelter.  The market is set to open Saturday at 8 a.m.  The Webb Road Flea Market is located at 905 Webb Road in Salisbury. Its regular hours of operation are Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.