Published: 18 July 2017

An estimated 120 tonnes of maize has reportedly been burnt at Burnbank Farm near Mubaira.

The incident was a result of a veld fire, according to farm owner Alderman Audrey Hativagone.

She told reporters that the burnt maize was heaped, and was awaiting shelling.

The maize was harvested from a 40-hectare piece of land.

Hativagone said she is yet to assess the amount of maize burnt in the fields but confirmed the fields were also affected.
- zbc

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