Katete, Aaugust 13, ZANIS………..Cotton worth over K460 million has been gutted at Continental Ginnery in Sinda in Katete district.
Katete District Commissioner (DC), Elemani Mwanza who confirmed the fire incident to ZANIS in Katete said the accident happened around 15:00 hours on Sunday.
Mr. Mwanza said the fire is suspected to have been caused by an electric fault.
A quick response from the Fire Brigades from Chipata and Petauke saved the Ginnery from losing more cotton.
And the district Commissioner described the fire accident as unfortunate owing to the low cotton output this year in the district.
He, however, urged cotton companies to support cotton farmers buy financing them so that cotton growing could be improved.
Mr. Mwanza noted that the cotton production has remained low for the past three years owing to the low price and the failure by cotton companies to support the farmers
Dats a lot of doe up in flames! Somebody’s made a loss
Now we will lose our jobs?GRZ should put a new regulations to enforce old buildings re do wiring systems and moreover in Eastern Province they have alot of rats and mice maybe they ate the wires and left them naked and that is how the building caught fire, period.
instead of speading 1 billion kwacha on inonges compaign the GOVT could have used that money atleast to buy one fire truck for katete or sinda district
who is to blame now?fire brigade or the management at the ginnery or ZESCO ?we need to secure our building people….don’t we have property managers in zambia?
OOh no, its a shame really. The vulnerable, risk prone poor farmers have lost out again.