MRA offices at Malawi border post Songwe gutted

Fire gutted offices of Malawi Revenue Authority  (MRA) warehouse at Songwe boarder in Karonga in the early hours of Friday destroying  a lot of property and documents.

Up in smoke
Up in smoke
Songwe border
Songwe border

Locals helped MRA officers at the facility to put out the fire , exploded into view around 9.30am before fire fighters from Chilumba Barracks came to extinguish.

The fire  reportedly started with sudden sparks from a computer server.

The tragedy struck a building which houses Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA), Department of Immigration, Malawi Police Services and public agencies.

Sergeant Yusuf Shaibu, Immigration spokesperson at Songwe Border, described the damage as “minimal “, saying  the rescuers  who included public officers, clearing agents, villagers and travellers, saved vital goods on time.

Songwe, which lies side by side with Kasumulu Border Post on Tanzania’s side, is a gateway to East Africa.

Arrivals and departures at Songwe Border came to a standstill following the fire.

 

 

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Vinjeru
Vinjeru
8 years ago

Fire in the North is real. Mzuzu market almost every 5months, Chikangawa forest almost daily, Mzuni library, Karonga, Songwe………………….. Whats wrong with the north?

kholowa mkabudula
kholowa mkabudula
8 years ago

If pipo are able to steal from then that’s poor governance why not tighten security then?

Waliko Sango
Waliko Sango
8 years ago

Poor Malawians, when are we going to learn a lesson. We still from the government and later say, we have bad governance. Lets not blame the leaders, we are the cause of all this.
Can’t we just try to be responsible, transparent and accountable one day?
A beaural of inquiry should be established here and all those involved be questioned.

Tukatere na nyasi sinu isyo……..

Kamija
Kamija
8 years ago

Chlumba Barraks Has No Fire Brigade But Karonga Aiport

mtochi
mtochi
8 years ago

Wina wathawa nawo ma million uyo zake zayera basi.

chikadya kuwani
chikadya kuwani
8 years ago

Koma aMalawi mwaonjeza pamenepa alipo wina wabapo wina walemela pamenepo. Mwaocha dala

hardson
hardson
8 years ago

the fire fighter is from ka air port not from chilumba and council provide with fuel

2016 welcome
2016 welcome
8 years ago

Komatu abale kumavomereza dziko lathuli ndife mbuli zotheratu. Chomwe tidziwa ife ndi kuba ndalama za boma basi. You mean fire fighters all the way from Chilumba? How many kilometers? Ine I bet Malawi cannot win any war with any of the neighboring states. We can be subdued just in a matter of minutes. Our systems are in total disarray.

breakers
8 years ago

mumaonjeza kulanda ndi ufa omwe kumafuna vat koma dziko muli njala

nditani poti ndatani kale
nditani poti ndatani kale
8 years ago

koma moto uwuuuuuuuuu please chonde osaotcha dala ma office ai

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