Editor
Police in Bushenyi District are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fire that gutted a girls’ dormitory at Rwentuha Primary School. The incident occurred on October 10, 2024, at around 2:40 PM on the school premises.
Marcial Tumusiime, the Greater Bushenyi police spokesperson, confirmed the incident, stating that no lives were lost.
According to reports, the police were informed of the fire outbreak at Rwentuha Primary School, located in Rwentuha Town Council, Rwentuha Ward, Ishaka Bushenyi District.
Tumusiime explained that the local community responded using available resources, such as basins, buckets, and jerrycans, to draw water from the school’s water tanks in an effort to extinguish the fire.
The fire destroyed the girls’ dormitory, which measured approximately 30-34 meters, and severely damaged the contents inside. An electrical short circuit is suspected to have caused the fire.
