Dormitory Fire Outbreak Kills Four Pupils in Busia
By Public Lens
Dormitory fire outbreak at a boarding primary school in Busia District has resulted in the death four pupils and several others injured.
Johnson Mugwe, the Police Spokesperson for Bukedi South Region in a statement made on March 18, 2024, said that the incident happened on March 18, 2024, at 1:00 Am at Busia Victory Primary School located in Kisenyi B Village, Busia Municipality while the children were asleep.
“The Fire and Rescue team from Busia Police Station received a call and successfully extinguished the fire, preventing its spread to other buildings,” Mugwe said.
“The affected building was a boys’ dormitory housing 62 pupils. All property in that dormitory was destroyed in the fire,” Mugwe added.
He identified the deceased as John Richard Oburu P.4, Abdul Ali P.3, James Magero P.5, and Adero Makhoha P.6.
According to Mugwe, the Egesa Alvin P.1 who survived the fire with minor injuriesand others are is currently being treated at BMK Clinic in Busia Municipality.
The bodies of the deceased have been transferred to Busia Health Centre IV for post-mortem examinations as investigations by police to establish cause of the fire continue.
