BREAKING: PHOTOS: Fire guts Kimironko wood-shops
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
Kimironko based wood shop in flames. Cause of fire yet to be identified. PHOTO BY RHINOSBRUNO

Fire broke out at the woodshops located in Zindiro, Kimironko in Gasabo District in the early hours of Tuesday, July 11.

The cause of the fire outbreak has not yet been confirmed. However, firefighters and authorities are said to have arrived at the scene.

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The fire inferno ate up the entire woodwork workshops, grew stronger and spread to nearby cooking gas store, according to initial reports.

Some Kimironko residents said they heard blasts in the early hours, which some said were the sound of the bursting gas cylinders.

This is a developing story, more details to follow...

A view of a massive fire that engulfed numerous workshops in Zindiro early morning on July 11. Photo by Francis Katabarwa

A view of the affected site
A view of the scene after a massive fire engulfed numerous workshops in Zindiro early morning on July 11. Christianne Murengerantwari
Photo by Christianne Murengerantwari
Photo by Christianne Murengerantwari
Photo by Christianne Murengerantwari
Rwanda National Police's fire brigade officers at the site on duty. Photos by Christianne Murengerantwari