It is alleged that unknown people raided the home where the two women were sleeping and set their grass-thatched house on fire.
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Housefire. Two women have been killed in a housefire in Buliisa.
Two people have been killed in a house fire
in Buliisa district.
The deceased have been identified
as Jackline Bidong 40 and Grace Faling 43, both residents of Kamagongoro
village, Walukuba parish in Butiaba sub-county, Buliisa district.
The
incident happened on Wednesday at around 3 a.m.
It is alleged that unknown people raided the home where the two women were sleeping and set their grass-thatched house on fire.
Residents saw flames from the house and rushed but they could not do much to save the lives since the fire had spread to the entire house and burnt them beyond recognition.
Malitabu Mugenyi, the Butiaba sub-county LCIII Chairperson asked the police to thoroughly investigate the matter and ensure that the culprits are apprehended.
In January, a 21-year-old woman was
burnt to death in her grass-thatched house in Kibengeya village in Kapapi
sub-county in Hoima district. The deceased was then identified as Charity
Alinaitwe.
The deceased was then sleeping when her grass-thatched house
went up in flames around 3 a.m.
