Zamzam restaurant fire victim dies in hospital

A 23-year-old foreign national injured in last Tuesday’s restaurant fire at the Zamzam restaurant in Samabula has died.

Police confirmed the victim passed away on the morning of Saturday, May 9, 2026.

Six other victims remain admitted in hospital.

Preliminary findings indicate that the fire may have ignited while a technician was repairing a gas line valve.

This has raised concerns about safety practices during the maintenance of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) systems.

The fast-moving fire left nine injured and prompted urgent safety warnings from National Fire Authority of Fiji (NFA) chief executive Puamau Sowane.

Joint investigations by Police and the National Fire Authority are continuing into the cause of the fire.