Death Toll Rises To Three In Morton Jaffray Plant Incident

The number of City of Harare employees who died while working at Morton Jaffray Water Works on Thursday morning has risen to three.

Earlier, the City of Harare had reported that two employees died while working on a decommissioned clarifier at the water treatment plant near Norton.

In an update, the council announced that a third employee was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital. The council said:

“Following up on the statement we issued regarding the unfortunate loss of two employees at Morton Jaffray Water Works this morning, we regret to inform residents that a third employee was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.”

In August this year, two City of Harare employees died while on duty at the municipality’s Glen View sewer treatment plant, reportedly after inhaling toxic fumes. The tragic incident also took place on a Thursday.

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