Two pupils have been confirmed dead and three others sustained seruous injuries, after a fire gutted a dormitory at Hami Junior School in Kagoma- Maganjo, Wakiso District on Monday night.
According to the Kampala Metropolitan Police, Deputy PRO Luke Owoyesigyire, the fire broke out at approximately 10:30 pm in the boys’ dormitory, claiming the lives of two pupils.
<Owoyesigyire has identified the deceased as Rania Namusoke, a Primary One pupil, and Abdu Shakul Bwete, a Primary Three pupil.
Owoyesigyire said the injured pupils who include Miyingo Alcham Yusuf, a Primary Seven pupil Muyimba Hamidu, a Primary Three pupil; and Kazibwe Hasadu, a Primary One pupil, were rushed to Bethel Medical Centre for first aid, while the bodies of the deceased were conveyed to City Mortuary Mulago for postmortem.
“Preliminary findings indicate that the dormitory was divided by wooden partitions, with pupils sleeping on double- and triple-decker beds. Investigations are ongoing to establish the cause of the fire,” he said.
