Police in the Busoga Sub-region are investigating the cause of a fire that engulfed homes in the Namutumba and Bugiri districts on the morning of October 8, resulting in the deaths of seven family members.
In Namutumba District, a fire consumed a grass-thatched house in Buyoboya-Kibale Village, Mpumiro Parish, Bulange Sub-county around 3:15 am, killing Ezimaface Were Mukisa, 30, the head of the household, his wife Annet Namuyanga, 25, and their two daughters, Judith Babirye, 10, and Sylvia Bamukisa, 4.
The area LC1 Chairperson, Yakubu Kyakwise, received a call from a brother of the deceased, known only as Were, alerting him to the fire.
“I rushed to the scene and found the house completely razed, with the family members burnt beyond recognition,” he said.
Earlier, neighbours noticed black smoke and flames billowing from the house and raised the alarm.
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