{"id":674,"date":"2025-07-03T19:31:30","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T19:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/?p=674"},"modified":"2025-07-04T12:14:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T12:14:13","slug":"fire-breaks-out-at-eat-n-lick-in-mutares-city-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/2025\/07\/03\/fire-breaks-out-at-eat-n-lick-in-mutares-city-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire Breaks Out at Eat n Lick in Mutare\u2019s City Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>By Fanuel Chinowaita<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" data-id=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewasupost.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250703-WA0062.jpg?resize=640%2C426&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewasupost.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250703-WA0062.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewasupost.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250703-WA0062.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewasupost.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250703-WA0062.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewasupost.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250703-WA0062.jpg?resize=820%2C545&amp;ssl=1 820w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewasupost.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250703-WA0062.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewasupost.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250703-WA0062.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Mutare, July 3, 2025 <\/em><\/strong>&#8211; A fire broke out at Eat n Lick, a popular fast-food outlet located along the main street near Border Lodge in Mutare, around 15:20 hours on Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Wasu Post witnessed the incident and captured footage showing flames shooting from the restaurant\u2019s chimney, prompting panic among nearby businesses and pedestrians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Quick-thinking staff at Eat n Lick managed to extinguish the fire before the arrival of the Mutare Fire Brigade, who came a few minutes later. No injuries were reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the time of publication, the cause of the fire had not yet been established.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The restaurant remained closed following the incident as officials assessed the extent of the damage. Further investigations are expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" data-id=\"677\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewasupost.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250703-WA0063.jpg?resize=640%2C426&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewasupost.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250703-WA0063.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewasupost.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250703-WA0063.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewasupost.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250703-WA0063.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewasupost.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250703-WA0063.jpg?resize=820%2C545&amp;ssl=1 820w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewasupost.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250703-WA0063.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewasupost.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250703-WA0063.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" data-id=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewasupost.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250703-WA0062-1.jpg?resize=640%2C426&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewasupost.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250703-WA0062-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewasupost.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250703-WA0062-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewasupost.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250703-WA0062-1.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewasupost.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250703-WA0062-1.jpg?resize=820%2C545&amp;ssl=1 820w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewasupost.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250703-WA0062-1.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewasupost.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250703-WA0062-1.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" data-id=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewasupost.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250703-WA0064.jpg?resize=640%2C426&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewasupost.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250703-WA0064.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewasupost.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250703-WA0064.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewasupost.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250703-WA0064.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewasupost.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250703-WA0064.jpg?resize=820%2C545&amp;ssl=1 820w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewasupost.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250703-WA0064.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thewasupost.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG-20250703-WA0064.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Fanuel Chinowaita Mutare, July 3, 2025 &#8211; A fire broke out at Eat n Lick, a popular fast-food outlet located along the main street near Border Lodge in Mutare, around 15:20 hours on Thursday afternoon. The Wasu Post witnessed the incident and captured footage showing flames shooting from the restaurant\u2019s chimney, prompting panic among&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=674"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/674\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":682,"href":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/674\/revisions\/682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}