Fire has gutted the offices of International Police-Interpol at the Uganda-Kenya border in Lwakhakha Town Council in Namisindwa district. The fire broke out Tuesday afternoon reducing all crucial documents and files to ashes.
Bonny Wekesa, an eyewitness, says that residents rushed with jerry cans filled with water to extinguish the flames that had already destroyed all the files. He explained that since the police fire tender truck was stationed in Mbale town, it took over three hours for it to arrive, by which time the locals had already managed to put out the fire.
Julie Namara, the Namisindwa Deputy Resident District Commissioner, confirmed the fire outbreak, saying that preliminary investigations suggest the fire may have been caused by an electrical short circuit. She, however, that further investigations are underway to determine the exact cause of the fire.