A gas tank used
by an informal trader for television and radio repairs reportedly exploded on
Tuesday morning, leading to fire that destroyed a complex at Mbare Musika, with
property worth thousands of dollars going up in smoke.
The incident
occurred a few days after a part of Siyaso Informal Traders market in Magaba was
ravaged by fire.
The Mbare
Musika inferno is reported to have started at around 1am, with Harare’s fire
brigade team arriving at the scene when nearly all property in the complex was
already burnt.
Only a sewing
machine was retrieved. When The Herald news crew visited the area yesterday, Mr
Netmore Mufunga, whose shop is said to be the origin of the fire, said he lost
brand new and second hand electrical gadgets that had come for repairs,
including his personal cellphone and cash.
“There was a gas
tank in the shop that we use when repairing electrical gadgets during power
outages and it might have exploded, leading to the fire outbreak,” he said.
“I lost
entirely everything, 10 televisions sets, including a brand new boxed one that
had been left on Monday for safe keeping. We lost about 15 radios, 2 Dvd’s and
cash amounting to US$400 and ZWL$160.”
Mr Chengetai
Mushayahama, from the same complex, said he lost groceries. “The guard alerted
the police on four different occasions until they finally responded, leading to
the arrival of the firebrigade,” he said. “I lost an assortment of groceries
worth $5 000.”
Mrs Eustina
Madziva, who lost a fridge and various clothing materials which she was yet to
evaluate, said there was nothing recovered in her shop.
“I lost my
valuable fridge which l was using to store some drinks for resale, a bulk of
school uniforms and linen clothes,” she said. “I am still to come to terms with
the incident as l am now grounded.” Herald
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