APA – Kigali (Rwanda) – At least one person was killed late Tuesday evening as a section of the popular artisanal market located in Gisozi, a hill overlooking Kigali city was gutted by fire.
While the identity of the deceased was not immediately known, municipality authorities at the scene said several people were said to have sustained varying degrees of burns.
The actual cause of the fire could not be immediately ascertained but traders said it was as a result of an explosion from a mattress store.
In February this year, a fire broke out in the same popular market that deals in timber, furniture, carpentry, and other construction material.
Part of the affected section was previously burnt by a fire in August 2021 and investigations showed that it had resulted from a short circuit due to overloading and poor electrical installation.
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