Rutendo Chirume
Residents in Mucheke A suburb’s popular, kuma’R’ section were left shell- shocked after a mysterious fire reportedly burnt to ashes properties worth US$ 4000 in a room which belonged to one single lady who was reportedly away from home when the incident occurred.
The room belonged to Gracious Faith Musarakufa (28) who was called by her neighbor around 0300 hours on May 26 to come back home since her room was on fire.
Masvingo provincial police spokesperson Inspector Kudakwashe Dhewa confirmed the incident and said nothing much has been established yet except that there was no one inside the room when the fire broke out.
“We are trying to gather all the details of what could have caused the fire. Investigations are still in progress and the matter is being handled by Central Investigation Department (CID). Other than that, we only know the owner of the house was not around when the accident happened and she was called by her neighbor,” said Insp Dhewa.
Ward 2 councillor Selina Maridza said it is difficult to establish the source of the fire because there was no candle and there is no electricity inside the room.
“People who were at a funeral at the opposite house are the ones who saw the fire. The owner of the room was not around by that time. We do not know where the fire came from because there was no candle inside the room and we cannot say it is due to electrical fault because the room has no electricity. No one was burnt or wounded because the fire brigade managed to come and put out the fire before it spread to other rooms,” said Maridza.
