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Old lady (72) burnt to death
17 Oct 2016 at 14:45hrs | Views
A 72-year-old woman from Mount Panis farm in Centenary Mash-Central province died in an inferno from a veld fire yesterday (Sunday).
Eye witnesses allege that the poor granny was trying to sojourn a veld fire that was destroying her garden but to no avail.
The veld fire was seen around 5pm erasing the bush and people at the farm watched helplessly as it destroyed nature.
Old granny could not stand the danger and tried to go and put a fire guard on her garden but only to be identified around 7pm dead.
Meanwhile, Mashonaland Central police spokesperson Milton Mundembe said he is yet to get the case.
Veld fires are now rampant in Mash-Central and are causing serious deaths in the province.
Last week a Guruve man Phibion Gondo was slapped with US$100 by Guruve magistrate Antony Sanyatwa for starting a veld fire.
Eye witnesses allege that the poor granny was trying to sojourn a veld fire that was destroying her garden but to no avail.
The veld fire was seen around 5pm erasing the bush and people at the farm watched helplessly as it destroyed nature.
Meanwhile, Mashonaland Central police spokesperson Milton Mundembe said he is yet to get the case.
Veld fires are now rampant in Mash-Central and are causing serious deaths in the province.
Last week a Guruve man Phibion Gondo was slapped with US$100 by Guruve magistrate Antony Sanyatwa for starting a veld fire.
Source - Byo24News
