Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One person died and four others were injured after a fuel truck caught fire in Mbale District. The accident occurred at mile 6 along Mbale- Tororo Road on Friday afternoon. According to eyewitnesses, a Boda Boda rider who was from Stabex Fuel Station entered …
Read More »Victims of Hima cement factory fire evacuated to South Africa for treatment
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two victims of the recent Hima cement factory fire incident have been evacuated to South Africa for specialized treatment following their deteriorating condition. Last Saturday, a fire broke out at the Kasese plant killing three of the employees and leaving six others severely injured. Five of …
Read More »Fire guts furniture workshop in Mityana town
Mityana, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Property worth millions of shillings has been destroyed after a fire gutted a furniture workshop at Kibibi village, Mityana municipality. The fire destroyed chairs, beds, machines, and hand tool equipment among others. The fire broke out at Kibibi garage in Mityana district on Tuesday morning. Swaib …
Read More »National Building Review Board investigates Hima cement fire outbreak
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Building Review Board-NBRB has launched investigations into the fire outbreak that gutted part of Hima Cement Factory in the Kasese district. The fire killed three employees and destroyed property worth millions of Shillings. Six other employees escaped with injuries. Three of them …
Read More »Hima suspends operations
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hima Factory in Kasese District has suspended operations after a Saturday fire outbreak that left three factory workers dead and properties worth millions destroyed. Six other factory employees were injured with three in critical condition. Jean-Micheal Pons, the country Chief Executive Officer Hima Cement …
Read More »Parents storm Kawempe after school fire outbreak
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parents stormed New Crest Junior at Kibedi Day and Boarding Primary School in Kawempe Division on Saturday demanding to meet their children following a fire outbreak that gutted the girl’s dormitory. The Parents started arriving at the school on foot, with Boda Boda motorcycles and …
Read More »Three dead in Hima Cement fire in Kasese
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three workers were killed and eight injured when a fire broke out at the Hima Cement Plant in Kasese at 12.30pm on Saturday. A team was doing installation works at the light diesel oil tank when the incident happened. The Hima Cement fire responders …
Read More »Fire razes 45 kiosks in Jinja’s Amber court market
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several traders within Amber Court Market located in the Southern division of Jinja are counting losses after their kiosks were destroyed by fire on Wednesday. Reports indicate that 45 kiosks were razed in the early morning fire. Despite efforts to contain its’ spread by both …
Read More »S. Africa’s National Assembly “extensively destroyed” by fire
Cape Town, South Africa | Xinhua | The interior of South Africa’s National Assembly, the lower house of the parliament, was “extensively destroyed” by a fire that broke out early Sunday, a local official said Monday morning. As of 6:50 a.m. (0450 GMT) Monday, firefighters have been working at the fourth floor …
Read More »Over 3,000 acres of Atiak sugar plantation destroyed in fire outbreak
Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 3,000 acres for sugarcane out-growers in Atiak sub county in Amuru district worth billions of shillings were lost in a devastating fire that ravaged the Atiak sugarcane plantation over the weekend. More square miles which are yet to be measured were lost in the …
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