60 year old man dies in house inferno

60 year old man dies in house inferno

Kaoma, June 12, ZANIS ——- A sixty- year – old man of Kabinga village in Chief Kahare’s chiefdom has been burnt to ashes when his house he was sleeping in caught fire yesterday.

Namaloba head teacher Sitali Stali confirmed the incident that happened between 23:00 hours and 02:00 hours to ZANIS and identified the deceased as Kelvin Simangolwa, 60.

Mr Sitali also said that three houses were burnt in the process destroying household goods worth millions of kwacha.

He said the charred body of Simangolwa has since been buried as it was in a bad state.

And in an interview, Kaoma Police officer- In- Charge John Mukuka suspected foul play and that investigation have since been launched in order to bring the culprits to book.

Mr Mukuka has since appealed to members of the public in Namaloba area of Kaoma to assist the police with information so that many people’s lives are saved.