Fire destroys 72 reed houses at Aussenkehr

NAMPA
2024-09-12
KEETMANSHOOP, 11 September 2024 - Sevenry-two reed houses were destroyed in a fire at Aussenkehr in the ||Kharas Region on Wednesday. (Photo: Contributed) KEETMANSHOOP, 11 September 2024 - Sevenry-two reed houses were destroyed in a fire at Aussenkehr in the ||Kharas Region on Wednesday. (Photo: Contributed)
KEETMANSHOOP, 12 SEP (NAMPA) – Members of the Namibian Police Force (NamPol) at Aussenkehr are investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed about 72 reed houses on a grape farm.
NamPol’s acting crime investigations coordinator for the ||Kharas Region, Chief Inspector Jochobetha Angukku, in a crime report indicated that the fire broke out around 16h00 on Wednesday.
“It is alleged that a fire broke out at one of the reed houses. It spread to...
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