Many believe that the fire was started after some miners burned their garbage in one of the old strip mines, which in turn ignited the surrounding coals.
Vhanwe vha amba uri nga murahu ha u tshinyadziwa ha Dzata, ngoma yo swika he ya dzumbiwa kha bako tsini na tshiendeulu, he vhadulu vha hone ndi vhone vho i dzumbaho.