CEC Liquid Telecom warehouse yard gutted
Fire has run through CEC Liquid Telecom’s warehouse yard on Lusaka’s Leopards Hill Road. The property belongs to Copperbelt Energy Corporation Plc (CEC) and houses its telecoms subsidiary, CEC Liquid Telecom’s warehouse.
The fire was contained outside where it completely burnt ducting used for the company’s Gigabit-capable Passive Optical Networks (GPON) project stored in the yard. The fire did not penetrate the warehouse.
Investigations to determine the cause of the fire which started before noon, are on-going. At this stage, the value of the lost property remains unknown, the assessment of the loss is still being made and the damage is yet to be quantified. The property was insured and services being provided by CEC Liquid Telecom will not be affected.
Combined forces of the Lusaka City Council fire brigade and the Zambia Air Force managed to put out the fire around 14:00hrs.
About CEC Liquid Telecom
CEC Liquid Telecom is a 50% JV with Liquid Telecommunications. CEC Liquid Telecom has constructed a fibre optic network within the main commercial centres in Zambia. It also provides two international links through Zimbabwe to South Africa which connects into international fibre cables linking to other African countries and other continents and is one of Zambia’s main carriers of international internet traffic.
The company is planning to accelerate investment into urban fibre networks. CEC Liquid Telecom anticipates expansion and growth within and outside Zambia.
For more information please contact:
Chama S. Nsabika-Kalima
CEC Corporate Office
1st Floor Abacus Square,
Stand No. 2374/B
Thabo Mbeki Road, Lusaka
Zambia
+260 211 261 647
+260 211 261 640
Email: [email protected]
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