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Rutendo Nyeve, Sunday News Reporter
THE Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) has confirmed the disruption of flight operations at Victoria Falls International Airport on Thursday after a fire broke out on Wednesday evening in the basement of the air traffic control tower.
In a statement on Thursday afternoon. CAAZ Director General Dr Eng Elijah Chingosho said the fire was casued by an electrical fault.
“The Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) wishes to apologise to all its valued customers for the flight operations disruption which occurred this morning due to a fire incident as a result of an electrical fault in the basement of the Air Traffic Control Tower at Victoria Falls International Airport.
“The fire, which occurred in the evening on 10 July 2024, was contained without further incident or damage, and no one was injured,” said Eng Chingosho
He advised that the situation has normalised and that flight operations have since been restored as at 10:18 am in the morning adding that all the delays and inconvenience to all valued operators, passengers and other stakeholders were sincerely and deeply regretted.
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