By KGR Reporter,
Traders at Arua Bus Park are counting losses after fire gutted Nyumba Kubwa plaza yesterday leaving the whole of the second floor burnt.
Mr. Arnold Muwanguzi said all their shop filled with building paint were reduced to ashes.
The cause of the fire was not yet established as different accounts were being given by traders and witnesses.
Some claimed it resulted from people who were melting chemicals for making liquid soap while others said it was from a gas cylinder store.
Edrisa Musuuza also said they have lost a lot of their property. Musuuza blamed the incident on to lack of means to contain the fire in the building and not equipping them with the necessary fire management skills.
Mr. Muwanguzi and Edrisa speaking….
Godfrey Katongole, the chairman of Kampala Arcade Traders Association (KATA) said some of their colleagues had been rushed to various health facilities after becoming unconscious due to smoke and the shock of seeing their businesses reduced to ashes. Mr. Katongole speaking…
Salim Uhuru, the Central Division Mayor, said they are going to force building owners to have fire extinguishers to protect people’s property. END.