2017 Lusaka City market fire: Difference between revisions
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==The accident== | ==The accident== | ||
It is unclear how the fire started but preliminary reports indicate that the fire began around 02:00.<ref>{{cite news|title=BREAKING NEWS!!! Lusaka City Market On Fire (PICTURES) |url= http://www.zambianobserver.com/breaking-news-lusaka-city-market-on-fire/ |work= Herald.co.zw |location=zambianobserver.com |date=4 July 2017|accessdate=2017-07-04}}</ref> | It is unclear how the fire started but preliminary reports indicate that the fire began around 02:00.<ref>{{cite news|title=BREAKING NEWS!!! Lusaka City Market On Fire (PICTURES) |url= http://www.zambianobserver.com/breaking-news-lusaka-city-market-on-fire/ |work= Herald.co.zw |location=zambianobserver.com |date=4 July 2017|accessdate=2017-07-04}}</ref> | ||
Early Tuesday morning the Market was found engulfed in fire as shop owners cried helplessly while watching thier property being burn to ashes. | Early Tuesday morning the Market was found engulfed in fire as shop owners cried helplessly while watching thier property being burn to ashes. The [[Lusaka City fire fighters]] were first on the ground trying to save the market. | ||
==Post accident== | ==Post accident== | ||
Revision as of 17:31, 4 July 2017
| Time | 02:00 |
|---|---|
| Date | 4 July, 2017 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 0 |
| Missing | 0 |
| Suspect(s) | Non |
The 2017 City market fire was a fire accident that occurred at a marketplace in Lusaka, the capital city of Zambia on 4 July 2017.[1][2][3] It is estimated that property worth millions of kwacha has been destroyed in the fire. Initial reports indicate that no one was killed.
The accident
It is unclear how the fire started but preliminary reports indicate that the fire began around 02:00.[4] Early Tuesday morning the Market was found engulfed in fire as shop owners cried helplessly while watching thier property being burn to ashes. The Lusaka City fire fighters were first on the ground trying to save the market.
Post accident
In the aftermath of the fire, the market has been closed.
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