NINE families escaped an inferno that razed down their homes at the Zimbabwe Republic Police camp in Norton this Friday night, destroying property worth thousands of goods.
The families are lucky to have survived the merciless fire that destroyed their belongings.
The affected families are now counting losses but even as they put a brave face, their voice betrays the trauma that they still feel after the incident.
Hours after the inferno, the smoke from what used to be these families’ belongings serves as a nasty reminder of their near encounter with death.
Norton legislator, Honourable Temba Mliswa has since donated food and sourced temporary accommodation for the affected families.
“This is a moment that requires us to respond to, and so we have mobilised food aid for all the family members and also sourced for accommodation to temporarily house them while we look for other alternatives to accommodate these families.”
The Zimbabwe Republic police expressed its gratitude.
“We want to thank the local MP for this intervention which comes together with the other assistance that we are doing as the ZRP to respond to the plight of our members after this unfortunate incident,”said Officer Commanding
Mashonaland West Province Commissioner Priscilla Makotose.
Commissioner Makotose said the cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.