ZANU PF Aspiring MP Says Frequent Fire Outbreaks At Glen View Furniture Complex Can Be Prevented
ZANU PF parliamentary aspirant for Glen View North, Martin Mambo, has said frequent fire outbreaks at the Glen View 8 furniture complex can be prevented if devolution funds were used to build proper structures.
His views come after a fire engulfed the home industry last week Wednesday night, destroying valuable property.
Last Wednesday’s fire outbreak was said to be the 12th since 2012, and the third this year, at the complex.
Each time a fire breaks out, hundreds of enterprising Zimbabweans lose their products such as newly made sofas, wardrobes, kitchen units and beds.
A lot of the entrepreneurs do not have insurance and when a fire devours their products, they have to start afresh.
Mambo said fire outbreaks at the complex were of concern to the local residents and the SMEs and called for the construction of proper structures to prevent future fire outbreaks. He told The Herald:
Devolution funds should be disbursed to build proper structures for these people if we are to avoid future fire outbreaks.
These people need to work in a complex that is conducive, well-established and with proper infrastructure that is demarcated for everyone.
Entrepreneurs have since appealed to the Government to help them to restart their businesses after their products were reduced to ashes.
