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Mr. Hassan Kyanda, the Deputy Director of Fire Safety and Emergency Services said his team is still trying to establish the cause of the fire.
However, he condemned the owner of the factory for setting it up in a residential area such as Makindye. He said this puts the entire neighborhood at risk
‘’This paint factory caught fire this morning but all I want to assure the people now is that there’s no cause for alarm. It’s under control. People should also be vigilant about their neighborhoods. For instance, how do you set up a factory in a residential area! This is very risky to the neighborhood,’’ he said.
He further said that if the neighbors had contacted the police earlier, they would have come to inspect it and advise the owner to relocate it. In addition to that, he said factories are not supposed to be set up anywhere because there are areas demarcated specifically for that.
Recently, similar incidents involving fire outbreaks have been happening. The most recent one being a fire that burned down Grace House, one of the girls’ dormitory at Kings College Budo in Wakiso District.
It however came as a relief because the students had already vacated it to go for morning preps.
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