GRIEF!!Five family members perish in house fire while sleeping

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NEWS-Five people have perished in a fire that gutted their house last night in Yoka zone, Bukasa parish, Makindye division in Kampala city.

The five were family members sleeping in the same house when the incident occurred today morning in wee hours at around 2am

Kampala Metropolitan Police deputy police spokesperson, Luke Owoyesigyire confirmed the unfortunate incident identifying the deceased as Luyomba, Nafula Doreen, 35, a wife to Luyomba, Lubega Sumei, 16, Naiga Edith, 15, and Andrew, 7, all Luyomba’s children they are all of the same family.

police statement says ,It is alleged that the fire started from an unattended candle from a makeshift house of Ogola Charles who deals in picking plastics and later spread to the house of Luyomba Steven 50, killing everyone.

According to Owoyesigyire Kampala Metropolitan deputy police spokesperson,  police has instituted investigations to ascertain the cause of the fire.