- "The fire started from one of our children's bedrooms at around 18:00 hours. I quickly ran out to ask for help from the tenant in the servant's quarters,"
By SANFROSSA MANYINDA
A FAMILY of Kwacha East in Kitwe has been left in the cold after their house was burnt down to ashes last Friday.
According to the owner of the house Theresa Musongole, household property worth about K 147, 000 was lost.
Ms Musongole also disclosed that their newly built house which was now in ashes cost them about K600, 000 to build.
The cause of the fire has however not yet been established as is still investigating the matter to establish what the cause of the fire could have been.
“The fire started from one of our children’s bedrooms at around 18:00 hours. I quickly ran out to ask for help from the tenant in the servant’s quarters,” Ms Musongole said.
She explained that they tried to quench the fire with water but failed due to its intensity.
Ms Musongole said that they tried to contact the fire brigade but could not reach them in time.
She said that the fire had already destroyed the properties the time the team was arriving at the scene.
She complained that no single item was saved from the house, a situation she said had disturbed her as well as her husband.
Ms Musongole called for help from well-wishers in any way they could to help the family get back on its knees.
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