Ngora, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Seventy pupils of Pallisa Girls Primary School in Pallisa district are counting losses following an inferno that razed down the bus they were traveling on. The pupils with their teachers were returning from a music festival held in the Serere district. They were traveling by …
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Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kinyara Sugar Limited lost 6.8 billion Shillings to fires that gutted sugarcane plantations in their areas of operations last season. Records at Kinyara Sugar Limited indicate that the sugar company lost 1,700 hectares of sugar cane plantations to fires during the season. These majorly affected …
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Los Angeles, US | Xinhua | The death toll from the Maui wildfires in the U.S. state of Hawaii reached 106 as of Tuesday, up from 99 the day before, according to a fatality update from the County of Maui. Only five of the 106 victims had been identified, and …
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Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | A fire erupted at a gas station in Russia’s southernmost Republic of Dagestan, killing 25 people, Russian officials said Tuesday. Some 66 individuals have been injured, 10 of them in serious condition, Russia’s deputy Health Minister Vladimir Fisenko was quoted by RIA news agency as …
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Kikuube, uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A dormitory at St. Regina Nursery and Primary School in Kikuube town council, Kikuube district, was gutted by a fire on Monday afternoon, leaving numerous pupils devastated after losing their belongings. The incident occurred around 12 pm while pupils from different classes were attending …
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Bundibugyo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A fire broke out at Christ Secondary School in Nyahuka Town Council, Bundibugyo District on Tuesday leaving the dormitory in ruins and reducing the student’s property to ashes. The fire breakout in the boys’ dormitory resulted in the destruction of various items, including mattresses …
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Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six students of Excel Vocational Training Institute in Kalule, Nnyimbwa Sub-County, Luwero District suffocated Tuesday afternoon after a fire broke out in the boys’ dormitory. The fire started mysteriously while the students were attending lessons. Upon discovering the flames, an alarm was raised, and …
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Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fire on Thursday gutted Ambiance night club in Masaka City, destroying property worth millions. According to eyewitnesses who operate near the discotheque, the fire was noticed from from the upper corner of the building and spread to other sections. “We tried to prevent it from …
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Ntungamo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four students suspected of masterminding the fire that gutted a dormitory block at Kyamate Secondary school in Ntungamo district are in police custody. The suspects are all senior three students, whose names have been held by URN since they are minors. Samson Kasasira, the Rwizi …
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Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fire has gutted a cotton factory belonging to East Acholi Cooperative Union-EACU in Kitgum municipality. The incident occurred on Thursday when the fire started from within the factory. Henry Komakech, the Secretary Manager of EACU, said the cause of the fire is not yet known, …
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