A fire erupted yesterday at the Matapi Hostel Cloak room, engulfing several bales of clothes and leaving numerous traders facing significant financial losses estimated in the thousands of dollars.
The exact cause of the fire remains unknown as investigations are currently ongoing. The City of Harare Fire Brigade successfully extinguished the flames around 6 am yesterday morning. Stanley Gama, spokesperson for the council, stated that investigations into the incident are still underway.
“We responded to a fire at the Matapi Hostel Cloak room where bales of clothes are stored, and our Fire Brigade managed to contain it,” Gama said. “However, we are unable to determine the cause of the fire at this time as investigations are ongoing.”
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Eyewitnesses, speaking , expressed confusion over the origin of the fire.
“All we know is that people have suffered losses because Matapi is where many individuals sell their goods,” one witness named Stavo remarked. “We were unable to discern how the fire started, but we made attempts to extinguish it ourselves until the Fire Brigade arrived.”
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