By Ezrah Kashumbusha,
KAMPALA
Five detained have narrowly escaped death after unknown fire sources caught Mutungo police Station in Zone 3 Mutungo parish Nakawa Division in Kampala on 22 december 2022, in the morning.
This was reveveled by the Kampala Metropololitan Police Spokes person Luke Owoyesigire in a press statement said the fire started in the Office of the station Officer Incharge (OC) and spread to other parts of the building.
“The incident is believed to have originated from in the office of the Officer incharge and subsequently spread to other parts of the building,” Owoyesigire said
According to police no lives were injured or lost because the police responded quickly to stop the fire. He said a number of property was lost in the fire outbreak
“Three SMG riffles and ammunition were lost as the fire and ammunition as fire reached the armory “ Owoyesigire added
He added that station diary books stored in the office were also destroyed in the fire
“It is noteworthy that officers on duty managed to rescue the five detained suspects, and the essential office property such as radios and case files were salvaged from the blaze”
