By Own Correspondent| Property worth thousands of dollars was Saturday afternoon destroyed when fire broke out at the doctors’ quarters at Mpilo General Hospital in Bulawayo.
Witnesses to the incident, alleged that the fire brigade battled to extinguish the raging inferno whose source is not yet known.
Deputy minister of Industry who is also the legislator for Bulawayo South. Raj Modi however confirmed that no casualties were recorded from the tragedy calling on government to quickly address accomodation challenges for the affected doctors whom he said were important in the provision of health services.
Said Modi:
The doctors' quarters at Mpilo Hospital have gone down in flames. The quarters are used by junior doctors on call. Speed repairs should be done as most patients depend on the rapid response of the doctors. I am relieved that no lives were lost – lives matter most than property. pic.twitter.com/68MxysGKef
— Raj Modi (@RModiByoSouth) November 17, 2018