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Police, MoE issue guidelines to curb school fires

Damali Mukhaye | November 3, 2022

The police and ministry of education have issued stringent guidelines that must be followed by all schools across the country as one of the ways to minimise fires in schools. This follows a fierce fire that gutted Salama School for the Blind at Kisoga in Mukono, claiming the lives of […]

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PHOTOS: Bodies of Salama school fire victims handed to families

admin | November 2, 2022

By Diphas Kiguli Bodies of the 11 learners who perished in the Salama school fire have this morning been delivered to their families and school authorities by forensic experts. Eleven children died after a fierce fire gutted the dormitory at Salama School for the Blind in Kisoga, Mukono district last […]

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Mukono school fire: DNA tests required to identify victims

admin | October 25, 2022

By Jessica Sabano | Monitor At least 11 pupils were on Tuesday confirmed dead and seven others fighting for their lives in hospital after fire burnt a girls’ dormitory at Salama School for the Blind in Luga Village, Ntanzi Parish, Mukono District. As police detectives are trying to piece evidence together […]

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11 children killed in school fire

admin | October 25, 2022

By Mike Sebaalu Fire at Salaam School of the blind in Ntengeru, Kisonga town in Mukono district has left 11 children dead. This has been confirmed by the police director for Fire and Rescue Services Assistant Inspector General of Police, Joseph Mugisa who says the fire broke out at around […]