Property worth thousands goes up in smoke

The shop is situated at the corner of 9th Avenue and Lobengula Street.
Bulawayo Fire Services Department contained the fire that destroyed stock feed, office equipment and chemicals that the farming input centre sells.
Speaking to Chronicle, the owner of the business, Mr Clifford Mukupa, said he was at home when he received a call that the building was on fire.

“I was watching news on the television when I was phoned by workers informing me that the building was on fire,” he said.
Mr Mukupa said when he got to the building he found out that the fire had already burnt the centre office and had spread into the ceiling.

He commended the fire department for its quick reaction.
A newspaper vendor, Mr Julius Nyoni, said he saw smoke coming out of the building at about 6.45pm.
The amount of damaged could not be ascertained by last night as the damage was still being assessed.