Nico House fire report out: Cause was electrical fault
A South African fire forensic team that was hired to investigate the cause of fire which gutted Nico House in Blantyre a few weeks ago say the fire was caused by an electrical fault.
This puts to rest allegations that the fire was an arson by some staff to conceal theft of huge sums of money from the insurance company.
Nico Group managing director Vizwenge Kumwenda said this means Nico General will pay claims to Nico Life and Pensions, owners of the building since the experts have concluded the fire was an accident.
“This was an accident caused by an electrical fault. After Nico General gets the fire report, they will process the claims and give money to Nico Life and Pensions for the rehabilitation of the building,” he said.
The fire mainly destroyed the top floor of the building, destroying some property as well as the building but there were no casualties.
Mbava zapulumuka
The whole NICO Ka building ka 3 floors. We really are a poor country.
Why did the government not bring the experts from outside the country to come and examine the cause of fire which destroyed George Chaponda’s office ?
It will always be electrical fault like every other fire in Malawi. Joke of a country
Exactly! Joke of a country……..always electric fault. Yet we know the cause – UTM rallies needed someone to finance them.
Si ESCOM it’s them, moto unayambila mu air con. Komanso ineyo I suspect ma guys awiri ena ake kumenekoko. Ndinawaona with my eyes akulongeza ngini zayo in a bag just a minute or 2 before the fire had started while everybody was busy working; winayo amalankhula pa phone koma osati muchinyanja chathuchi kapena chingerezi osatinso chilankhulo cha a ma na wadadanso ayi; and the interesting thing nchakuti ine when I got there ndinawaona akuchokela cha ku cafe komwe moto unayambila. I was in the building and in the top floor mmene moto umayambika. Moto ukanazimisidwa koma mmene amaipangila handle fire extinguisher zinali ngati shaaah!! Anyways, nkhani yatha basi. Let NICO General compesate them
Very interesting
This is very incomplete report without these questions being answered:
1. What caused the electrical fault ? ESCOM or NICO People? What was the actual fault?
Its just a waste of money they have failed to find out the problem.Electrical problem its not a fault. Is there any loose connection or what we need a full explanation.
Before experts they said due electrical fault, Come expert with more money paid it is due to electrical fault; Expert was finding out using NICO staff and what they got electrical fault; Funds were externalised and part of it shared amongs and the bulding burnt; Bullshit
I concur with you Defender of Faith, but the question should be: WHO caused the electrical fault? Forensic Detective work has established WHAT caused the fire. CRIMINAL detective work should find out WHO caused that electrical fault.