“WHEREBY, ON 21ST MAY, 1994 AT AROUND 12:00 HOURS, LUSAKA FIRE BRIGADE RECEIVED AN EMERGENCY CALL TO A RESCUE OPERATION IN SHIBUYUNJI WHERE A MALE ADULT WAS REPORTED TRAPPED IN A WELL OF A DEPTH OF 10 METRES WHICH HE WAS DIGGING IN SEARCH OF WATER. WHILE THE VICTIM WAS DIGGING, HE ENCOUNTERED A ROCK WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR HIM TO DIG DEEPER. THIS PROMPTED THE VICTIM TO PLACE SOME TYRES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WELL AND BURNT THEM IN ORDER TO WEAKEN THE ROCK AND MAKE IT EASY FOR HIM TO BREAK THROUGH. THIS ACT BY THE VICTIM LED TO THE REDUCTION IN THE AMOUNT OF OXYGEN IN THE WELL, THEREBY MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR HIM TO BREATH. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE SCENE, THE LATE MR. SIYUNI WHO WAS THE OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE CREW, QUICKLY ASSESSED THE SITUATION AND IMMEDIATELY CAME UP WITH A PLAN ON HOW TO RESCUE THE VICTIM. AS THE ONLY OPTION WHICH WAS AVAILABLE AT THE TIME, MR. SIYUNI COURAGEOUSLY TOOK ON THE RESPONSIBILITY TO GET INTO THE WELL TO CARRY OUT THE RESCUE. WHEREBY, AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL OPERATION, THE VICTIM WAS EVENTUALLY RESCUED. UNFORTUNATELY, HE DIED SOME HOURS LATER AT THE HOSPITAL. AS A DOUBLE TRAGEDY, THE LATE MR. SIYUNI WHO WAS THE RESCUER COULD ALSO NOT MAKE IT OUT OF THE WELL ALIVE AS HE WAS OVERCOME BY THE TOXIC FUMES WHICH WERE PRESENT IN THE WELL. HIS IMMENSE CONTRIBUTION IN SAVING LIVES IN THE FIRE-FIGHTING FIELD UP TO THE POINT OF LOSING HIS LIFE IS INDEED WORTHY OF SPECIAL COMMENDATION.”
| Gender | Male |
| Province | Lusaka |
| District | — |
| Gazette No. | 1335 |
| Gazette Vol. | 130 |
| Gazette Date | 2025-10-22 00:00:00 |
| Posthumous | Yes |
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