The Central Intelligence Organisation’s (CIO) training college in Hatfield caught fire in a suspected arson attack just before 3 PM on Thursday.
ZimLive reported that the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is investigating the case.
The incident was preceded by an attempted break-in at the Harare house of CIO deputy director, Gatsha Mazithulela around 2 am on Thursday.
A man was shot dead during a break-in while two others are said to have disappeared.
Investigators would be trying to establish if the two incidents are related.
Mazithulela, a former National University of Science and Technology (NUST) vice-chancellor, who also teaches at the CIO’s training college was unharmed in the incident.
Mazithulela was appointed to the role of deputy director in January 2020.
