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|title = Kapalala Market Fire | |title = Kapalala Market Fire | ||
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|image_name = | |image_name = Kapalala-Market.jpg | ||
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|caption = | |caption = Kapalala Market on fire | ||
|date = August 30, 2017 | |date = August 30, 2017 | ||
|time = 01:30 | |time = 01:30 | ||
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|also known as = Kapalala Market Fire | |also known as = Kapalala Market Fire | ||
|cause = | |cause = Brazier was left unattended to | ||
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|suspects = | |suspects = Charcoal trader | ||
|charges = | |charges = Criminal negligence | ||
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The '''2017 Kapalala market fire''' was a fire accident that occurred at a marketplace in [[Ndola]]. The Market is believed to be the largest market in Ndola. | The '''2017 Kapalala market fire''' was a fire accident that occurred at a marketplace in [[Ndola]]. The Market is believed to be the largest market in Ndola. | ||
==The accident== | ==The accident== | ||
The fire | The investigations conclude that the fire started after a brazier was left unattended to by one of the traders of the market after he went to offload charcoal that was being brought to the Market. | ||
Fire fighters from the [[Ndola City Council]], [[Luanshya Municipal Council]], Indeni Petroleum Refinery and the [[National Airports Corporation]] battled the inferno for hours which was then quenched around 06:00 hours.<ref>[https://www.znbc.co.zm/kapalala-market-gutted/ KAPALALA MARKET GUTTED], [[ZNBC]], September 1, 2017 </ref> | |||
The suspect was arrested and charged | |||
with criminal negligence contrary to section 372 chapter 87 of the [[laws of Zambia]]. The suspect's name was withheld the to protect him from possible lynching from affected shop owners. | |||
==Response== | ==Response== | ||
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[[Category:Emergency laws in Zambia]] | [[Category:Emergency laws in Zambia]] | ||
[[Category:Current events from August 2017]] | [[Category:Current events from August 2017]] | ||
[[Category:National crises]] | |||
