Property worth millions of shillings was destroyed after a fire gutted the timber market along Victor Bwana Road in Mbarara City in the early hours of Tuesday, police have said.
The fire broke out at around 3:16am, prompting a response from police officers, the Fire and Rescue Services, private emergency responders and Mbarara City authorities.
Rwizi Region Police spokesperson SP Samson Kasasira said the joint team managed to contain the blaze and save some of the property, although a significant portion of the market and several structures were extensively damaged.
“There were no fatalities recorded in the incident,” SP Kasasira said.
Police have since launched investigations to establish the cause of the fire.
The extent of the financial losses had not yet been determined by the time of filing this report, as authorities continued assessing the damage.
