A mechanic (37) was burnt and later died after drums of petrol he was keeping at his workshop for resale on the black market caught fire in Victoria Falls.

Tapinda Whisper Muzvidzva who operated a panel beating shop but had turned the premises into a petrol warehouse feeding the black market was rushed to Victoria Falls Hospital and was later transferred to Mpilo
Central Hospital where he died last Friday.
The fire occurred on Thursday at Jeche Complex in the industrial area.
One of his colleagues at the shop and another man believed to be a Zambian citizen, escaped with minor injuries.
Property and a yet to be disclosed number of drums full of fuel were also destroyed. It is suspected that the fire occurred when Muzvidzva and his workmates were draining
petrol from one of the drums to fuel a client’s vehicle using an electric motor.
His father, Mr Morris Charles Muzvidzva, confirmed the death but denied that his son was dealing in fuel.