At least one person has been confirmed dead and property worth billions destroyed in a fire incident that happened in Mbarara City, Monday morning.
Fire gutted timber kiosks near Mbarara Bus Park, along Akiiki-Nyabongo road in Mbarara City.
The fire is said to have started at around 1:00 AM, and Police did not respond until Monday morning.
Locals said that they tried to put out the fire but failed as the Police Fire Brigade Unit arrived at the location at around 8 am to help put out the fire.
The fire brigade recovered a charred body of a yet-to-be-identified person in the debris of the kiosks.
The cause of the fire was not yet known by press time but it was largely attributed to electricity.
Mbarara City Mayor, Mugabe Kakyebezi said that millions worth of property have been destroyed in the fire.
Godfery Mwesigwa, one of the businessmen who lost his workshop in the fire said he has lost his machines worth 35 million UGX in the fires, and is now appealing to the government to come to their rescue.
He says that most business owners have loans in banks and they are worried that banks might come claiming their money.
