A PROMINENT Karoi fuel dealer, Adam Kaponda was burnt to death in an inferno at his rented house in Chikangwe last week Friday.
The deceased, popularly known as Mafuta, was among three
people who were trapped in a house in Chikangwe high-density suburb which they
were using to store fuel.
It is understood that Kaponda and two others had a “fuel
business transaction” in the room before disaster struck around midday.
A ball of fire reportedly engulfed them in a small room
that had petrol and diesel.
Two others managed to escape through the window when the
fire broke out are currently in critical condition at Chinhoyi Provincial
hospital.
Witnesses said Kaponda was left inside the room after he
was choked by smoke from the fire.
"Kaponda was trapped inside the house. Unfortunately,
he could not escape through the window due to his weight. We had to break the
door to pull him out,” said one witness, Robert Mudenga.
Kaponda, who was a tenant at the house, died on his way to
the hospital.
Efforts by neighbours to extinguish the fire failed after
the fire spread to other rooms. Newsday
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