We are saddened by the outbreak of fire, but we give credit to the fire tenders for putting of the fire. Without their response, the damage could have been greater,” Chipinge residents said.
There was also a swift response by the Civil Protection unit with fire tenders arriving at the scene in time to salvage the situation.
“We commend the Civil Protection Unit for their swift response. The fire was intense, but our fire tenders from both the Town Council and the RDC managed
to contain it before spreading further. Reports say one of the batteries exploded, and there are a lot of hardware and plastics and other flammable materials that made the fire quickly escalate. Only one shop out of ten was completely gutted,” said Chipinge District Development Coordinator, Mr William Mashava.
While the cause of the fire is still being investigated,
