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|title                    = Kapalala Market Fire
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|date                     = August 30, 2017
|time                     = 01:30
|place = [[Ndola]], [[Zambia]]
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|also known as            = Kapalala Market Fire
|cause                    = Brazier was left unattended to
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|suspects                 = Charcoal trader 
|charges                  = Criminal negligence
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The '''2017 Kapalala market fire''' was a fire accident that occurred at a marketplace in [[Ndola]]. The Market is believed to be the largest market in Ndola.
==The accident==
The fire is believed to have started at around 01:30 hours and was quenched at around 06:00 hours. Fire fighters from the [[Ndola City Council]], [[Luanshya Municipal Council]], Indeni Petroleum Refinery and the [[National Airports Corporation]] battled the inferno for hours which was then quenched around 06:00 hours.<ref>[https://www.znbc.co.zm/kapalala-market-gutted/ KAPALALA MARKET GUTTED], [[ZNBC]], September 1, 2017 </ref>

==Response==
[[President Lungu]] directed [[Minister of Local Government]] [[Vincent Mwale]] to find an alternative trading area for traders who lost property at the gutted Kapalala Market. He also directed that the  temporary trading area should have all necessary amenities such as toilets.

The president also stated out that the Government will build a modern market at the trading area so that people can conduct their businesses in a conducive environment. <ref>[https://www.daily-mail.co.zm/find-another-market-lungu-directs-minister/ Find another market, Lungu directs minister], [[Zambia Daily Mail]], September 1, 2017 </ref>

==Post accident==
== Also See==
* [[2017 Lusaka City market fire]]
* [[2017 Misisi Charcoal market fire]]

==References==
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[[Category:2017 fires]]
[[Category:2017 disasters in Zambia|fire]]
[[Category:August 2017 events]]
[[Category:History of Ndola]]
[[Category:Emergency laws in Zambia]]
[[Category:Current events from August 2017]]