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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An early Monday fire destroyed a carpentry workshop along Spire Road in the Jinja City Southern Division. The blaze, which engulfed five showrooms and ten large timber stalls, resulted in significant losses for 15 traders. The damage included furniture, raw timber, glassware, and machinery, amounting …

Rubanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Traders operating in Murukoro market business centre in muko sub county, Rubanda West County, Rubanda district are counting losses after fire destroyed wooden kiosks in the wee hours of Saturday morning. Tito Tugume, an eye witness and a resident in the area told our reporter …

*Fire and shooting have claimed more than 90 lives and more than 100 injuries. *Mass gatherings, entertainment, cultural and other public activities were canceled on this weekend. *Russian railways, civil aviation and other departments tightened security inspections. MOSCOW, RUSSIA | Xinhua | The fire at a concert hall in Moscow’s …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A fire outbreak has gutted OKLA Club Bar – Restaurant in the city, destroying property worth millions of shillings. The fire broke which out at the club located along Matia Mulumba Road in Old Kampala zone II at around midday is suspected to have started …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Only 13 percent of schools in Uganda have implemented mechanisms to safeguard learners against fire outbreaks and their consequences, according to the latest research findings from the National Buildings Review Board (NBRB). The assessment, conducted between May 2022 and May 2023 in collaboration with …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two children died after an inferno swept through their home on Saturday night in Jinja. The fire is believed to have originated from a candle that their mother, Hellen Mukyala had left on as she went to buy groceries at the nearby market. The fire …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The police have confirmed the death of one person after a fire gutted City House on Luwum Street. According to eyewitnesses, the fire started at 9:15 am in the basement, which houses California Bar and other restaurants.   The fire then spread to the third …

ROME, ITALY | Xinhua |  Three people have been confirmed dead following a fire that broke out on Friday night in Tivoli, a town on the eastern outskirts of Rome, according to Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera. The fire occurred around 10:30 p.m. (2130 GMT) at San Giovanni Evangelista Hospital, …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The death toll from a fire that gutted a dormitory at Kasaana Junior School in Nyendo-Mukungwe Division, Masaka City, has reached four. The incident that happened at 4:00 a.m. also left 11 pupils injured. According to school authorities, the dormitory accommodated 15 children in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police has confirmed that two pupils of Kasaana Junior School in, Nyendo-Mukungwe division, Masaka City have died in a fire that burned down a dormitory.  The incident that happened at 4:00am also left 11 pupils injured. The dead have been identified as Aloysius Ahebwa and …