By Jonex Babulya,
Properties worth unspecified amount of money were destroyed yesterday after fire gutted a house in Saluti A cell in Nyamwamba Division, Kasese Municipality.
No official comment yet from Police but the chairperson local council one for Saluti A cell, Mr Alozious Badanga confirmed the information, and said all the tenants reportedly survived despite losing their properties.
Badanga who attributed the fire outbreak to short circuit at 11.30 pm told our reporter this afternoon that the situation was contained by the local residents and Police fire brigade. Mr. Badanga speaking…..
Mr Badanga sympathized with the landlady Ms. Rehema Biira for the inferno, but urged electrical engineers to do routine inspection of houses to avoid such occurrences.
Mr. Doviko Monday, one of the survivors who had locked himself inside his rented double room said he was obstructed by flames and smoke before the neighbors broke the wall behind the house to allow him escape. Mr. Monday speaking……
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