fire Archives

Mia’s office petrol-bombed in Blantyre

Aug 09, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Offices of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) in Blantyre have been damaged following a petrol bomb attack. The attack happened in the wee hours of Friday morning. Fire-fighters were called to the scene of the incident… ...

Fire destroys part of Mzuzu main market

Jul 29, 2019 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Fire last night destroyed part of the Mzuzu main market. The part of the market affected by the fire houses tailoring shops, Sofa shops and barbershops. An eyewitness Wasokwa Nyirenda told Malawi24 that the fire… ...

MCP building set alight in Blantyre

Jul 22, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Thugs on Sunday set on fire the Southern Region Headquarters of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) in Blantyre. The party said the criminals also looted the offices. MCP regional secretary for the south Peter Khofi… ...

Fire at Henry Mussa’s house destroys new car

Dec 05, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Fire this morning damaged Minister of Information and Communications Technology Henry Mussa's house at Area 10 in Lilongwe, destroying the minister’s new Toyota Prado VX worth millions of Kwacha. The cause of the blaze is… ...

Girl, 3, dies in house

Nov 04, 2018 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A three-year-old child died on Wednesday in Kasungu following a house fire. The incident occurred at Goliati village in the district at around 3pm when the girl was sleeping. Kasungu Police Public Relations Officer Harry… ...

Electrical fault caused NICO fire – experts

Nov 01, 2018 Luke Bisani 0 &

A report by a team of forensic fire experts has established that an electrical fault caused the fire that gutted NICO building in the commercial city of Blantyre. The experts from Crawford and Company which… ...

Man fined for setting ablaze niece’s property

Oct 31, 2018 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A 30-year-old man has been fined K283,000 for setting on fire his niece’s property in Blantyre. The man has been identified as Griffin Mtendere. The Limbe court heard through prosecutor Sergeant Mary Ndagonela that on… ...

Students torch office

Oct 13, 2017 Bright Malenga 0 &

Seven students are in police custody after setting fire to their own school property. Students of St John Bosco Secondary School in Mzimba on Thursday set ablaze the school’s administration block. Police in the district… ...

89-year-old woman killed in house fire

Oct 04, 2017 Martha Chikoti 17 &

A house fire has killed a woman aged 89 in Bvumbwe township. The incident ocurred during the night of October 1, 2017. Limbe Police Deputy Public Relations Officer Widson Nhlane identified the deceased as Ester… ...

Jealousy consumes man

Sep 20, 2017 Bright Malenga 36 &

…⁠⁠⁠he set himself on fire after seeing wife dancing with other men A 35 year old man who was mentally challenged has died after setting himself on fire. The man did this after noticing that… ...

Fire guts students’ hostel

Aug 04, 2016 Luke Bisani 13 &

Fire has gutted down a hostel for female students at Chitawira residential area in the commercial city of Blantyre, Malawi24 can report. Pinkhouse Hostels caught the fire in the morning. According to a student who… ...

Fire guts vehicle in Dedza

Mar 03, 2016 Luke Bisani 20 &

Fire has gutted a vehicle loaded with My Gold Tea belonging to an Asian businessman, police say. The vehicle registration number BQ492 belongs to Zoona Trading Company which is based in the capital city Lilongwe.… ...

Millions lost in Mwanza secondary school kitchen fire

Nov 12, 2015 Archangel Nzangaya 26 &

Items worth millions of Kwacha have been destroyed at Mwanza Secondary School as fire has razed down a kitchen at the institution, Malawi police officials say. The incident happened in the wee hours of Tuesday.… ...

Breaking: Lubinga Filling Station on fire

Nov 11, 2015 Richard Jimu 131 &

Reports that Malawi24 is following show that Lubinga Filling Station in Malawi's northern region city of Mzuzu is currently being razed down by a mysterious fire. Our reporter Thula Chisamba says the fire started this… ...

Petrol fire claims 5 lives in Chitipa

Oct 21, 2015 Luke Bisani 24 &

An inferno that gutted the compound of a businessman Adamson Mubanji who sells fuel in Malawi's border district of Chitipa has killed five people and seriously injured one. According to Chitipa Police, the incident happened… ...