A two-and-a-half-year-old child died, while his four-year-old brother was seriously injured after a fire broke out in the house where they were sleeping in Rurenda Village, Matyazo Cell, Ngoma Sector in Huye District. The Mayor of Huye District, Sebutege Ange, says that various agencies responded after learning about the fire, and found that one of the children was already dead, while the other was injured. wadukaga, the mother of these children was outside, immediately rushed to the house to help them.
This resident said that the mother was able to pull out the four-year-old child who was nearby, and brought him outside, but that the other two-and-a-half-year-old child who was in the room was unable to reach him due to the fire. He said that the Police, the RIB and the people helped put out the fire, but one of the children did not survive. life, while his four-year-old son was injured in the face, and was taken to CHUB Hospital for treatment.”
CIP Kamanzi said that the preliminary investigation revealed that the fire started in the roof of the house, near where the children were sleeping.
Rwanda police asked the people to continue to pay attention to the safety of electricity in their homes, avoiding the use of substandard equipment.