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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Owners of the flats at Northfields block where prominent banker Mr Douglas Munatsi, ZIDA CEO died in an inferno early this morning has spoken on the fire incident.<\/p>\n

They said the fire was detected around 0300 hours and other tenants at a block of flats in Harare called the City of Harare Fire Brigade, which managed to put out the fire, but unfortunately could not save Mr Munatsi.<\/p>\n

Mr Munatsi died in the fire in his 9th floor flat at the block located at the corner of Fifth Street and Josiah Tongogara Avenue.<\/p>\n

Northfields Owners Association chairman only identified as C Gardiner said in the statement:<\/p>\n

The association wishes to advise stakeholders that at approximately 02.50 AM, on Monday 29th November, a fire was detected by the occupant of flat C9 in Northfields.<\/p>\n

There was no electricity at the time due to a cable fault. The occupant in C10 heard commotion and noise and went to his balcony to investigate further.<\/p>\n

There, he heard from the occupant of C9 that there was a fire and he asked to call the fire brigade. At 02.59, the fire brigade was called, and they arrived at 03.11.<\/p>\n

They fought the blaze for two hours, and despite their efforts, they were unable to save the occupant of C9, who is believed to be Mr Douglas Munatsi.<\/p>\n

Thanks must be given to the professionalism and endeavours of the City of Harare Fire Brigade.<\/p>\n

Without their intervention, is it very likely that more lives would have been lost and more property destroyed.<\/p>\n

The Association has engaged the services of a forensic fire investigator to assess the cause of the fire.<\/p>\n

Police said they were still investigating the case as possible arson.<\/p>\n

More: The Herald<\/p>\n

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