A doctor was injured while property worth thousands of dollars was
destroyed yesterday when Mpilo Central Hospital doctors’ quarters in
Bulawayo was gutted by fire.
Officials said they were still to ascertain the cause of the fire and
the actual value of goods that were destroyed. Mpilo Central Hospital
director of operations Mr Joel Charangwa said the fire started at about
2pm.
“The incident occurred around 2pm, we were informed by one of the bar
attendants who was on the ground floor within the building when she
suddenly started choking and went out only to be alarmed by the flames
on the first floor. When the Fire Brigade crew arrived on the scene the
whole first floor was already in flames but they managed to save the
lower building. One of our junior doctors sustained injuries while
trying to jump out of the building, we are grateful that no life was
lost,” said Mr Charangwa.
“I was in my room which was at the far end of the block when I started inhaling smoke. I ran to the corridor where there was too much smoke which was now choking me, that’s when I decided to go back into the room and jump out of the window,” he said.
The Minister of Provincial Affairs for Bulawayo, Cde Judith Ncube who rushed to the hospital said the incident was saddening as it came at a time when the Government was trying to solve the issue of accommodation for doctors.
“This is terrible when we are actually looking for more accommodation, we are short of accommodation to cater for them, the incident is heart breaking as we ask God what is happening to us as Bulawayo, we need to come up as a team and work together in solving such issues, she said.
Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce, Cde Raj Modi who also went to the scene said he was relieved that at least no life was lost and no one was seriously injured. Sunday News
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