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The '''2017 City market fire''' was a fire accident that occurred at a marketplace in [[Lusaka]], the capital city of Zambia on 4 July 2017.<ref>{{cite news|title=Fire destroys Zambia’s biggest trading hub, City Market |url= http://blog.antvt.com/2017/07/04/fire-destroys-zambias-biggest-trading-hub-city-market/ |last= media |first= Anttention |work= antvt.com|location=Lusaka|date=4 July 2017|accessdate=2017-07-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Where were the police and PF ‘soldiers’ guarding City market |url=https://www.lusakatimes.com/2017/07/04/police-pf-soldiers-guarding-city-market/|last=Kaseba |first=Kasebamashila |work= Lusaka Times|location=Lusaka|date=4 July 2017|accessdate=2017-07-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Lusaka City Market is onFire|url=http://www.herald.co.zw/lusaka-city-market-is-on-fire|work= Herald.co.zw |location=Lusaka|date=4 July 2017|accessdate=2017-07-04}}</ref> It is estimated that property worth millions of kwacha has been destroyed in the fire. Initial reports indicate that no one was killed. This is the country’s biggest and busiest market and is one of the many public and private buildings to | The '''2017 City market fire''' was a fire accident that occurred at a marketplace in [[Lusaka]], the capital city of Zambia on 4 July 2017.<ref>{{cite news|title=Fire destroys Zambia’s biggest trading hub, City Market |url= http://blog.antvt.com/2017/07/04/fire-destroys-zambias-biggest-trading-hub-city-market/ |last= media |first= Anttention |work= antvt.com|location=Lusaka|date=4 July 2017|accessdate=2017-07-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Where were the police and PF ‘soldiers’ guarding City market |url=https://www.lusakatimes.com/2017/07/04/police-pf-soldiers-guarding-city-market/|last=Kaseba |first=Kasebamashila |work= Lusaka Times|location=Lusaka|date=4 July 2017|accessdate=2017-07-04}}</ref><ref name=SSS>{{cite news|title=Lusaka City Market is onFire|url=http://www.herald.co.zw/lusaka-city-market-is-on-fire|work= Herald.co.zw |location=Lusaka|date=4 July 2017|accessdate=2017-07-04}}</ref> It is estimated that property worth millions of kwacha has been destroyed in the fire. Initial reports indicate that no one was killed. This is the country’s biggest and busiest market and is one of the many public and private buildings to | ||
have been set ablaze in recent months. | have been set ablaze in recent months. | ||
==The accident== | ==The accident== | ||
It is unclear how the fire started and it is also unclear what time it started some reports that it stared around 02:00<ref>{{cite news|title=BREAKING NEWS!!! Lusaka City Market On Fire (PICTURES) |url= http://www.zambianobserver.com/breaking-news-lusaka-city-market-on-fire/ |work= Zambian Observes|location=zambianobserver.com |date=4 July 2017|accessdate=2017-07-04}}</ref> 04:30 | It is unclear how the fire started and it is also unclear what time it started some reports that it stared around 02:00<ref>{{cite news|title=BREAKING NEWS!!! Lusaka City Market On Fire (PICTURES) |url= http://www.zambianobserver.com/breaking-news-lusaka-city-market-on-fire/ |work= Zambian Observes|location=zambianobserver.com |date=4 July 2017|accessdate=2017-07-04}}</ref> 04:30<ref name=SSS/> and also 05:20. | ||
While a police report reported that the fire started aroound 05:20 hours from one of the shops on the southern part of the market in the area called Dark yellow shops, an area where stationery and mobile phones are sold.<ref>{{cite news|title= police are yet to ascertain the cause of the fire|url=http://www.zambianobserver.com/police-are-yet-to-ascertain-the-cause-of-the-fire/ |work= zambianobserver.com |location= Lusaka Zambia |date=4 July 2017|accessdate=2017-07-04}}</ref> In early hours of Tuesday morning the Market was found engulfed in fire as shop owners cried helplessly while watching thier property being burn to ashes. The [[Lusaka City fire fighters]] were first on the ground trying to save the market. | While a police report reported that the fire started aroound 05:20 hours from one of the shops on the southern part of the market in the area called Dark yellow shops, an area where stationery and mobile phones are sold.<ref>{{cite news|title= police are yet to ascertain the cause of the fire|url=http://www.zambianobserver.com/police-are-yet-to-ascertain-the-cause-of-the-fire/ |work= zambianobserver.com |location= Lusaka Zambia |date=4 July 2017|accessdate=2017-07-04}}</ref> In early hours of Tuesday morning the Market was found engulfed in fire as shop owners cried helplessly while watching thier property being burn to ashes. The [[Lusaka City fire fighters]] were first on the ground trying to save the market. | ||
