Summary:
- The incident occurred on Saturday morning, burning twenty-seven kiosks to ashes.
RUBANDA: Fire has gutted kiosks at Muko Market in Muko Sub County, Rubanda West County causing damages worth millions of shillings.
The incident occurred on Saturday morning, burning twenty-seven kiosks to ashes. According to Daudi Akampurira, the LC1 Chairman of Murukoro Village in Muko Sub County, he received numerous calls about the incident at 6:00 AM.
He mobilized residents who tried to control the fire, but it was beyond their capacity. He said that they are still assessing the root cause of the fire, as some traders attributed the incident to an electrical fault.
According to him, the fire was eventually put out by brave men and women who tirelessly used soil and water to stop it from spreading to more buildings.
He revealed that the police fire rescue team responded to the scene and managed to calm the situation.
CUE IN AKAMPURIRA…..ON FIRE…..RR//
The Muko Sub County NRM Chairman, Stephen Kamugisha, estimated the damages incurred by traders to be approximately 200 million shillings. He emphasized the need for fire and rescue vehicles to respond promptly to such incidents in the area, instead of relying on the single fire rescue vehicle stationed at Kabale Central Police Station.
CUE IN KAMUGISHA……ON THE MATTER….RR//
Ms. Jacqueline Katabazi, the Rubanda District Woman Member of Parliament hopeful, who inspected the scene, condoled with traders over their losses. She advised traders to always turn off electricity when closing their businesses to avoid such incidents.
CUE IN KATABAZI….ON THE MATTER….RR//
By Press time, Police had not issued statement regarding the matter.
Meanwhile, traders commended Hon. Jacqueline Katabazi for always standing with the people during such hard times.
