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Fire guts Ask Beverages Warehouse in Limbe

Property worth millions of kwacha has been lost in an inferno that gutted Ask Beverages Warehouse in Limbe, Blantyre yesterday.

The cause of the fire, which started at about 1pm is not yet known, but a witness claimed it started from a welding machine which someone was using in the premises.

fire rescue team arriving at the scene
fire rescue team arriving at the scene

She said Blantyre City fire brigade arrived a few minutes after the fire started, but ran out of water before they could put out the inferno.

“They went to fetch more water and only reappeared half an hour later,” said the source. She claimed that owners of the building refused to allow well-wishers to help them rescue some property from the building.While owners of the building refused to grant reporters interviews, police officers who were on the scene confirmed that no one was injured in the accident, but they were yet to establish the cause of the fire.Ask Beverages brew and package liquor in satchets.

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