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Mansion up in smoke

A 15-room mansion at Blagdon Farm was extensively damaged on Thursday after a suspected electrical fault sparked a fire that consumed furniture, jewellery, thousands of dollars in cash, and important documents, including architectural plan…

Published: 21 Sep 2025 at 08:00hrs | 352 | by Staff reporter

Inferno destroys 30 vehicles at Mutare's Brooms garage

A raging fire broke out at Brooms Garage in Mutare's Riverside area earlier today, reducing at least 30 vehicles - worth several thousand dollars - to burnt shells.The garage, known for specialising in Mercedes-Benz vehicles, was engulfed …

Published: 17 Sep 2025 at 09:28hrs | 127 | by Staff reporter

Fire scare at Nust as blaze threatens campus buildings

Panic gripped the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) in Bulawayo yesterday morning after a raging grass fire swept towards key buildings, threatening infrastructure worth millions of US dollars.The blaze, suspected to hav…

Published: 01 Sep 2025 at 07:18hrs | 29 | by Staff reporter

Woman dies in Eastview cabin fire

Residents of Eastview, Harare, are mourning the death of a woman who perished after a wooden cabin she was sleeping in caught fire.The tragic incident occurred on August 25, 2025, at around 10:00 PM. Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) national…

Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 05:49hrs | 265 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo fire destroys US$500,000 property in Burnside

A fire has destroyed property valued at an estimated US$500,000 in Bulawayo's Burnside suburb, with authorities blaming the blaze on illegal and uncontrolled burning.The incident occurred at stand number 244 Arnold Way, where occupants wer…

Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 20:52hrs | 460 | by Staff reporter

Fresh fire razes Glen View complex again

Barely three weeks after President Emmerson Mnangagwa declared the Glen View Area 8 Home Industry Complex a state of disaster, another fire has gutted part of the bustling market, leaving scores of traders reeling from fresh losses.The bla…

Published: 17 Aug 2025 at 18:42hrs | 699 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo hit by wave of lithium battery fires

Lithium batteries meant to power homes are instead turning them into death traps, as a surge of fires linked to poorly installed solar systems sweeps across Bulawayo.So far this year, 10 homes have been destroyed and one life lost. Added t…

Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 17:38hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter

Massive fire guts Glen View 8 furniture complex in Harare

A destructive fire broke out at the Glen View 8 Furniture Complex on Sunday morning, 27 July 2025, triggering a large-scale emergency response from the City of Harare's fire brigade and volunteers from the Emergency Help Group.Authorities …

Published: 27 Jul 2025 at 20:55hrs | 325 | by Staff reporter

Mysterious car fires destroy 4 vehicles

A wave of mysterious vehicle fires has struck the Chiwaridzo suburb of Bindura again, leaving four cars destroyed on Thursday morning and raising alarm among residents who fear they are being targeted by arsonists.Vimbai Kamhuka of Mugaram…

Published: 18 Jul 2025 at 20:56hrs | 829 | by Staff reporter

Panic at Sally Mugabe Hospital as fire breaks out

Panic gripped Sally Mugabe Central Hospital, formerly known as Harare Hospital, on Saturday, June 28, 2025, after a fire broke out in one of the hospital's buildings, sending plumes of smoke into the sky and sparking alarm across the capit…

Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 18:21hrs | 409 | by Staff reporter

Man sets girlfriend's house ablaze

Police have launched a manhunt for a 29-year-old man from Zhombe who is on the run after allegedly attempting to murder his girlfriend by setting her house on fire while she was asleep.Nyasha Chaza, of Samambwa Village under Chief Samambwa…

Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 18:20hrs | 815 | by Staff reporter

Fire guts Bulawayo stock feed factory, truck destroyed

A devastating fire tore through a local stock feed manufacturing plant in Bulawayo yesterday, destroying hundreds of hay bales and gutting a truck and trailer after sparks from a welding machine ignited a blaze.The fire erupted shortly aft…

Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 08:58hrs | 265 | by Staff reporter

Fire ravages Harare grocery outlets

Small business owners in downtown Harare are appealing for government intervention after a devastating fire tore through a block of grocery shops in the early hours of Sunday morning, reducing their livelihoods to ashes.The inferno, whose …

Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 10:27hrs | 166 | by Staff reporter

Churchill High fire: Bulldogs fight back

The Churchill Alumni Association has launched a fundraising campaign dubbed "From Ashes We Rise" to rebuild Winston Hostel at Churchill High School, which was destroyed by fire on Monday afternoon.The hostel, which housed Form 1 and 2 stud…

Published: 29 May 2025 at 13:27hrs | 929 | by Staff reporter

Devastating fire ravages Magaba in Mbare

A fierce blaze erupted late last night at the bustling Magaba area in Mbare, leaving a trail of destruction and despair among Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) traders who lost equipment, stock, and their livelihoods.The fire, which tore t…

Published: 17 May 2025 at 20:59hrs | 984 | by Staff reporter

Mysterious Fire at house of a Johane Masowe member

A mysterious fire has been burning in the home of a Johane Masowe Apostolic Church member in Chegutu since last Thursday, leaving residents puzzled and prompting an appeal for assistance from spiritual leaders.The fire, located in Ward 12,…

Published: 15 May 2025 at 09:43hrs | 891 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo begins training rural firefighters

The City of Bulawayo's Fire and Ambulance Services Unit has commenced a firefighter training programme for Rural District Councils (RDCs) in the southern region of Zimbabwe, in a major step toward enhancing local disaster response capacity…

Published: 07 May 2025 at 16:07hrs | 163 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa under fire

President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government have come under intense pressure from Zimbabwe's civic society organisations (CSOs) to repeal the recently signed Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Amendment Act, which has been widely cr…

Published: 24 Apr 2025 at 07:30hrs | 6939 | by Staff reporter

NRZ goods train catches fire

A National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) goods train ferrying coal from Hwange to Zambia caught fire earlier today at the Pandamatenga siding site, triggering an emergency response from local authorities.NRZ spokesperson Mr. Andrew Kunambura …

Published: 14 Apr 2025 at 17:27hrs | 734 | by Staff reporter

Veteran journalist loses $20,000 in mysterious fire

Bulawayo-based veteran journalist and National University of Science and Technology lecturer Methuseli Moyo has suffered a devastating financial loss after a mysterious fire burned $20,000 in cash at his New Magwegwe family home. The incid…

Published: 31 Mar 2025 at 16:41hrs | 1637 | by Staff reporter

Cars firebombed outside Chivayo, Tagwirei's properties

A series of deliberate firebomb attacks rocked Harare's central business district overnight, targeting commercial properties linked to influential businessmen Wicknell Chivayo and Kudakwashe Tagwirei, as well as a service station believed …

Published: 28 Mar 2025 at 11:40hrs | 3592 | by Staff reporter

New fire station for Cowdray Park

The rapid expansion of Cowdray Park, Bulawayo's largest suburb, has prompted the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) to establish a new fire station to improve emergency response times in the area and its surroundings.Currently, the city operates …

Published: 25 Mar 2025 at 11:45hrs | 370 | by Staff reporter

Man sets ex-wife's home on fire

A 50-year-old man from Mutare, Zvenyika Gomo, has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for attempted murder and criminal damage after setting his ex-wife's home on fire in June 2024.On the night of 9 June 2024, Gomo broke into the house of…

Published: 08 Mar 2025 at 14:44hrs | 183 | by Staff reporter

Man sets bedroom on fire in attempt to kill stepdaughter

The Mutare Regional Court has sentenced 50-year-old Zvenyika Gomo to 16 years in prison for attempting to murder his two stepdaughters by setting their house on fire while they were asleep.Gomo, who was facing charges of attempted murder a…

Published: 07 Mar 2025 at 07:02hrs | 257 | by Staff reporter

Fire destroys property at RMS warehouse in Bulawayo

A devastating fire at the Road Motor Services (RMS) warehouse in Bulawayo destroyed property valued at approximately ZWG2 million yesterday morning. The blaze, which broke out at around 7:37 am, was swiftly contained thanks to the prompt r…

Published: 13 Dec 2024 at 09:30hrs | 108 | by Staff reporter

Brothers set fire to neighbours' huts in revenge for alleged murder

Two brothers from Mberengwa are on the run after allegedly setting fire to two huts belonging to their neighbours, accusing them of being responsible for the death of their relative.The incident occurred on November 20 at Village 3B in the…

Published: 23 Nov 2024 at 13:03hrs | 347 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa declares Mbare inferno a disaster

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared the devastating fire that ravaged the Mbare Traders Market a state of disaster, paving the way for urgent assistance and resources to support thousands of traders affected by the destruction.The de…

Published: 19 Nov 2024 at 08:56hrs | 1164 | by Staff reporter

WATCH: Belarus fire engine malfunction, Gwanda Fire Brigade struggles

A Toyota Runx was completely gutted by fire this afternoon outside Gwanda city centre, near the NSSA complex along the Bulawayo-Beitbridge Road, after the Gwanda Fire Brigade faced challenges in extinguishing the blaze.The fire team report…

Published: 19 Nov 2024 at 08:45hrs | 408 | by Staff reporter

Midlands State University hostel gutted by fire

Midlands State University (MSU) has released an official statement addressing a fire incident that took place at the Diamond Hostel on the Zvishavane Campus on October 19, 2024. While no casualties were reported, the university confirmed t…

Published: 22 Oct 2024 at 19:43hrs | 489 | by Staff reporter

Mbare fire evidence disappears

Investigations into the cause of the devastating fire that engulfed Mbare Musika last week have reportedly stalled as vendors rushed to clean up and reclaim the affected space, NewsDay has learned. The fire, which destroyed goods and merch…

Published: 17 Oct 2024 at 13:26hrs | 1059 | by Staff reporter

Fire breaks out at Mbare Musika market

A massive fire broke out at Mbare Musika market in Harare on Tuesday night, wreaking havoc on the bustling informal trade hub and destroying countless properties and livelihoods. The blaze, which started late in the evening, continued to r…

Published: 09 Oct 2024 at 07:57hrs | 1685 | by Staff reporter

Swift action by Bulawayo Fire Brigade saves trucks and buildings

The Bulawayo Fire Brigade responded promptly to a massive fire that broke out at Cotton Printers in the Belmont industrial area yesterday afternoon, managing to save three trucks and nearby buildings from destruction. The fire gutted a war…

Published: 30 Sep 2024 at 07:30hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Suspected Arson Attacks Target National Railways of Zimbabwe Premises

The National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has reported a series of suspected arson attacks on its premises, with fires breaking out at key sites in Bulawayo and Harare over the past week. The company suspects these incidents are part of a co…

Published: 19 Sep 2024 at 20:13hrs | 536 | by Staff Reporter

NRZ fire likely sparked by discarded cigarette stub

A carelessly discarded lit material, possibly a cigarette stub, may have sparked the massive fire that destroyed 51 decommissioned passenger coaches at the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) mechanical workshop in Bulawayo on Monday, acco…

Published: 19 Sep 2024 at 07:31hrs | 286 | by Staff reporter

51 train coaches destroyed by fire in Zimbabwe

A fire that broke out at the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) mechanical workshop in Bulawayo on Monday afternoon destroyed 51 decommissioned passenger coaches, the parastatal has confirmed. The suspected veld fire spread rapidly, reduc…

Published: 17 Sep 2024 at 19:45hrs | 795 | by Staff reporter

National Railways of Zimbabwe workshop in Bulawayo gutted by fire

The Bulawayo Fire Brigade is currently battling to contain a raging fire that broke out at the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) technical workshops, destroying several stationary wagons and passenger coaches.The fire erupted and quickly…

Published: 16 Sep 2024 at 15:04hrs | 426 | by Staff reporter

Lithuania seizes shipment of fire trucks to Zimbabwe

Lithuania is holding onto 17 fire engines seized in 2021 while being shipped to Zimbabwe from neighbouring Belarus which is under European Union sanctions, officials said on Wednesday.Zimbabwe's new attorney general Virginia Mabhiza, appoi…

Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 19:03hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

MDC in Zambia fires national chair

MOVEMENT for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Felix Mutati has withdrawn the national chairmanship position of Sam Moyo with immediate effect. Speaking when he addressed party members at the MDC headquarters in Lusaka yesterday, Mutati said …

Published: 09 Sep 2024 at 08:47hrs | 590 | by Staff reporter

Drunk man dies in inferno

In a disturbing incident that happened at Nyika Growth Point in Bikita, a man died after his house caught fire while he was drunk on the night of August 17.A charcoal heater found in the house is believed to be the cause of the fire that c…

Published: 24 Aug 2024 at 12:49hrs | 404 | by Staff reporter

Granny burnt alive, child smashed to death

MANYAYA Village under Chief Mutema in Chipinge was last Sunday plunged into deep mourning following a spine-chilling and mind-boggling incident in which a man burnt a defenceless granny beyond recognition, before crushing the head of her n…

Published: 23 Aug 2024 at 07:11hrs | 1477 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo fire brigade lets family down, as US$350 000 home goes up in smoke

The Vella family from Bulawayo's Suburbs area will never forget July 28, 2024, when a fire ravaged their home, reducing nearly all their possessions to ashes. The blaze, suspected to have been caused by an electrical fault, left them with …

Published: 01 Aug 2024 at 17:33hrs | 1750 | by Staff reporter

Former Matopo students donate uniforms to the fire victims

Former Matopo High School students have rallied to assist 52 students affected by a recent fire at the school's boys' hostel. The group, represented by renowned poet Albert Nyathi, donated 52 boys' uniforms worth US$1,300. The funds were r…

Published: 24 Jul 2024 at 11:13hrs | 237 | by Staff reporter

Hichilema fires entire anti-corruption board

Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema has taken the extraordinary step of firing the entire board of the country's corruption-busting body, after they themselves were accused of corruption, which they deny.It comes days after the head of t…

Published: 21 Jul 2024 at 13:34hrs | 2299 | by Staff reporter

Fire incident disrupts flights at Victoria Falls airport

A fire incident on Wednesday night disrupted flight operations at Victoria Falls International Airport earlier today. In a statement, Elijah Chingosho, the Director General of the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ), confirmed that…

Published: 11 Jul 2024 at 12:57hrs | 43 | by Staff reporter

Second fire in 5 days guts Matopo High School

A FIRE has gutted another building at Matopo High School in Matabeleland South, barely a week after a dormitory was razed to a shell by an inferno on Friday morning.In a message to parents, the school headmaster Mr Gardson Sibanda said fir…

Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 15:50hrs | 37 | by Staff reporter

Fire guts Shearwater Adventures flat in Victoria Falls

A Fire burnt a flat at Bongoland in Victoria Falls on Friday evening.The flat is one of the block of apartments owned by Shearwater Adventures where the tour operating company's workers reside.Only one flat was burnt as firefighters arrive…

Published: 07 Jul 2024 at 19:32hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter

Fire razes dormitory at Matopo High School

Fifty-two learners at Matopo High School in Matabeleland South escaped unhurt when a fire gutted a school dormitory housing boys in the early hours of Friday but their personal belongings and some school material were destroyed in the infe…

Published: 06 Jul 2024 at 11:41hrs | 39 | by Staff reporter

Woman douses hubby with petrol, sets him alight

A WOMAN from Maphisa in Kezi, Matobo district, who appeared before the High Court in Bulawayo for killing her husband, was sentenced to 10 years in jail.Sindiso Ndlovu (42) was charged with murder as defined in section 47 of the Criminal L…

Published: 02 Jul 2024 at 07:13hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's residence on fire, days after security breaches

Late on Friday night, a fire broke out at the residence of Deputy Finance Minister David Kudakwashe Mnangagwa, the son of Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa. This incident occurred shortly after reports of two separate break-ins at th…

Published: 30 Jun 2024 at 18:39hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa son's house on fire

Fire erupted at the residence of Kudakwashe Mnangagwa, Zimbabwe's Deputy Minister of Finance, Economic Development, and Investment Promotion, on Friday night, following recent reports of security breaches at his property. Mnangagwa, who is…

Published: 30 Jun 2024 at 18:35hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter

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