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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 …

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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 …

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UCAA investigating cause of fire at Entebbe Airport

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority-UCAA is investigating the cause of the fire that broke out at Entebbe International Airport on Tuesday afternoon. Vianney Luggya, the UCAA spokesperson has since apologized for the inconveniences caused by the fire to the departing passengers and other users at …

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Atiak sugar plantation fire destroys UPDF detach in Amuru

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over a dozen Uganda People’s Defence Forces soldiers under the 71st Battalion in Okidi detach, Atiak sub county, Amuru district are homeless after a devastating fire razed down their huts. The fire reportedly began on Friday last week from a sugarcane plantation in Atiak sugar …

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Residents count losses in Kisenyi fire

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Kisenyi in Kampala are counting losses after fire gutted several houses in Kakajjo zone. The fire which broke out on Tuesday is suspected to have been caused by an abandoned charcoal stove. It spread to a timber workshop, shops, and several houses, destroying …

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NSSF, Centenary Bank and Stanbic Uganda Holdings sweep 2021 FiRe awards

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Social Security Fund was declared the overall winner of this year’s 2021 Financial Reporting Awards (FiRe) organised by the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPA-U). Held on Nov.10 at Skyz Hotel Naguru and via zoom, organisers said the awards aim at promoting and …

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Gateway bus catches fire in Mpigi

Mpigi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A bus belonging to Gateway bus company has burst up flames in Mpigi district. A statement from traffic police shows that the incident happened at around midday at the Kampiringisa police checkpoint in Kamengo sub-county, along the Kampala-Masaka highway. An incident report from the traffic …

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Mbarara traders petition parliament for UGX1.5Bn financial assistance

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbarara city traders who lost their timber and furniture to fire have written to the speaker of parliament in the request of financial assistance worth 1.5 billion shillings. On 25th October 2021, fire burnt timber kiosks, motor garages destroying property that included; timber, machines, timber stores, …

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