VIDEO: Fire Breaks Out at the Midlands Hotel in Gweru
In a surprise turn of events, a fire broke out at the once-iconic Midlands Hotel in Gweru on Friday, 13 June 2025.
Fire Breaks Out at the Midlands Hotel in Gweru
The incident quickly became a trending topic on social media after the State broadcaster, ZBC News, shared the news. Some users speculated that homeless people squatting near or inside the hotel may have accidentally started the fire. Others didn’t hold back on mocking the current state of the building, arguing that it no longer deserved to be called a “hotel” at all.
The criticism wasn’t new. Back in March 2023, Gweru’s Acting Town Clerk, Vakai Chikwekwe, named Midlands Hotel among 60 buildings in the CBD that were under threat of demolition if they weren’t renovated. At the time, many of these structures, including the Midlands Hotel, which is owned by Gweru Mayor Hamutendi Kombai, were said to be in a state of severe disrepair.
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Here are some of the comments:
@godiemoza:
Panenge pava kugara zvibhonda, maybe zvavesa mbaura mukati. It’s no longer a hotel. I think the name Midlands Hotel must be banned on that lodge, tirikunyara napo.
@africancomando:
Zvinhu zvacho apa unenge wati ndirikuenda kubasa, wozoonekwa paTV wakafuga gumbeze refire brigade, uchinzi you have been rescued.
@TwimboA:
Saka touchline yese mukati umo yatotsva here haaa guys ndo loss ka iyi
@UncleRuckus201:
Where is the fire? munonyatsa kuziva how to report here imi madzende imi
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