Fuel and hydrocarbons (stations, depots, prices) · Hydrocarbons Service
Fire risk from filling stations in Kavimvira
Fifteen petrol stations are recorded in Kavimvira, several of them close to homes and to the border road. The bourgmestre warns of a risk of fire or explosion: the town has no fire engine.
Taken in charge
- Received21/08/2026
- Taken in charge23/08/2026
- ResolvedWaiting
- 85days since the request
- 51 hto be taken in charge
- —to be resolved
- —resident’s satisfaction
What was reported
Fifteen petrol stations are recorded in Kavimvira, several of them close to homes and to the border road. The bourgmestre warns of a risk of fire or explosion: the town has no fire engine.
Translated by the AI assistant.
Original text
Quinze stations-service sont recensées à Kavimvira, plusieurs près des habitations et de la route de la frontière. Le Bourgmestre alerte sur un risque d’incendie ou d’explosion : la ville n’a pas de camion anti-incendie.
Reported by Dalili B. John
What the City did
The Commune of Kavimvira received this case on 21 August 2026 and took it in charge on 23 August 2026. The Bourgmestre asked the oil companies to provide fire trucks. The Local Security Committee had suspended on 21 May 2026 the building of a station judged dangerous at Muranvya.
Dated follow-up
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23/08/2026 10:00 · Taken in charge
Le Comité local de sécurité avait suspendu le 21 mai 2026 la construction d’une station jugée dangereuse à Muranvya. Le Bourgmestre demande aux pétroliers de fournir des camions anti-incendie.
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21/08/2026 07:00 · Received
Problème signalé par Dalili B. John (veille citoyenne par Initiative pour la Gouvernance de Proximité, CERC).
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