• Over 1,200 traders have been affected by fire that swept through the market in Masala
• The area which has been affected is the wholesale area for tomatoes, cassava, charcoal
• Other places affected by the fire is the Masala Cultural Village

Ndola City Council says over 1,200 traders have been affected by the fire that swept through the market in Masala which operates as a temporal site for Kapalala Market.
Council Public Relations Manager Rebecca Mushota told Money FM News that the area which has been affected is the wholesale area for tomatoes, cassava, charcoal and some makeshift restaurants.
Ms. Mushota explained that other places affected by the fire is the Masala Cultural Village which is next to the charcoal wholesale area and fences of a few houses which are also close to the affected areas.
“Preliminary investigations conducted by the Ndola Fire Brigade indicate that the fire started around 20:00 hours and is suspected to have emanated from one of the restaurants,” she said.
Ms. Mushota said the Ndola City Council is grateful to all the firefighting teams that combined efforts with the Ndola Fire Brigade to prevent further spread of the fire.
She stated that it is however, regrettable that some members of the public stoned the Indeni fire fighting vehicle in the process.
“The Council sympathizes with the affected traders who have lost goods worth millions of Kwacha in the fire and is collaborating with the Copperbelt Province Administration and other stakeholders to ensure that displaced traders are supported by placing them in the newly constructed Kapalala Market as soon as possible,” she said.