ZAMBIA BREWERIES RESUME OPERATIONS AFTER ONE DAY CLOSURE.
Zambian Breweries has resumed normal operations at its Mungwi
Road plant in Lusaka after prompt action by government authorities to resolve
problems with fuel tankers parking dangerously close to the company’s premises.
Zambian Breweries was forced to close operations and evacuate
staff at its factory in Lusaka’s main industrial area November 9 after record
numbers of highly explosive fuel tankers parked on the roads surrounding it
premises.
More than 100 petrol tankers lined Mungwi Road, and
surrounding side roads on 9th November, double-parking on one side
of the road and single parking on the other side, just metres from the
company’s boundary.
Government initiated measures to resolve the situation, but in the meantime the
company had deployed security personnel to patrol the tankers and stamp out any
cooking fires.
Zambian Breweries Managing Director Annabelle Degroot has praised government for its swift response after the brewery declared a temporary one-day closure amid concerns about the trucks parked on the roads next to its factory.
“We have been informed by the Ministry of Energy and Water Development that 115 identified trucks will be diverted to Ndola Fuel Terminal in order to ease congestion in Lusaka. I would like to thank the ministry for their extremely prompt and decisive action to safeguard life and property,” said Mrs Degroot.
“This is a difficult issue and the authorities have worked diligently to balance competing interests and prioritise the safety of the people working in businesses in the industrial area,” she added.
Zambian Breweries was confident that a long-term solution to the issue of parked fuel tankers was being worked on as a matter of urgency.
Zambian Breweries Managing Director Annabelle Degroot has praised government for its swift response after the brewery declared a temporary one-day closure amid concerns about the trucks parked on the roads next to its factory.
“We have been informed by the Ministry of Energy and Water Development that 115 identified trucks will be diverted to Ndola Fuel Terminal in order to ease congestion in Lusaka. I would like to thank the ministry for their extremely prompt and decisive action to safeguard life and property,” said Mrs Degroot.
“This is a difficult issue and the authorities have worked diligently to balance competing interests and prioritise the safety of the people working in businesses in the industrial area,” she added.
Zambian Breweries was confident that a long-term solution to the issue of parked fuel tankers was being worked on as a matter of urgency.
The development sent shivers to residents in fear that the
popular Mosi, Castle Lite and Castle was going to runout of out stock.
