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Zimra engages BCC on Beitbridge boarder fire
08 Jan 2015 at 16:47hrs | Views
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has engaged the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) to investigate the fire that razed a ware house at the Beitbridge boarder post last November destroying property worth millions of dollars.
Zimra commissioner general Gersham Pasi wrote to BCC Acting Town Clerk Sikhangele Zhou in December requesting assistance in investigating the cause of the fire.
"The Beitbridge State Warehouse was totally gutted down by fire on 27 November 2014 and nothing was salvaged," wrote Pasi.
"Zimra is kindly requesting for help from your esteemed office for highly trained and skilled Fire Officers to assist in the investigation to ascertain the cause of the fire.
"The investigation, whose outcome will help us prevent the recurrence of such disasters at our premises.
"In this regard, ZIMRA will provide full board accommodation and transport for the fire officers."
"In the event that your organisation charges for such services, can you please kindly furnish us of any related charges pertaining to this service after investigations have been concluded."
In response, Zhou in consultation with mayor Martin Moyo uthorised the release a senior divisional officer and sub officer from the Fire Brigade to travel to Beitbridge to investigate the fire.
"The two officers had been to Beitbridge on two occasions, 28th November to 1st December and 7th to 11th December 2014. In both instances, ZIMRA had taken care of their travel and subsistence," reads a latest council report.
"Council had only paid them incidental allowances which would be factored into the fee that ZIMRA would be charged upon the completion of investigations."
Zimra commissioner general Gersham Pasi wrote to BCC Acting Town Clerk Sikhangele Zhou in December requesting assistance in investigating the cause of the fire.
"The Beitbridge State Warehouse was totally gutted down by fire on 27 November 2014 and nothing was salvaged," wrote Pasi.
"Zimra is kindly requesting for help from your esteemed office for highly trained and skilled Fire Officers to assist in the investigation to ascertain the cause of the fire.
"The investigation, whose outcome will help us prevent the recurrence of such disasters at our premises.
"In the event that your organisation charges for such services, can you please kindly furnish us of any related charges pertaining to this service after investigations have been concluded."
In response, Zhou in consultation with mayor Martin Moyo uthorised the release a senior divisional officer and sub officer from the Fire Brigade to travel to Beitbridge to investigate the fire.
"The two officers had been to Beitbridge on two occasions, 28th November to 1st December and 7th to 11th December 2014. In both instances, ZIMRA had taken care of their travel and subsistence," reads a latest council report.
"Council had only paid them incidental allowances which would be factored into the fee that ZIMRA would be charged upon the completion of investigations."
Source - Byo24News
