Inferno guts shops in Gakenke Town

Property worth Rwf35 million was destroyed when fire gutted a commercial building that housed six general merchandise shops and a pharmacy in Gakenke town Thursday. Watchmen woke residents up after the inferno started at around midnight to collectively stop it from spreading towards other commercial houses within the centre.
Curious residents gather at the scene of the razed building (Photo B Mukombozi)
Curious residents gather at the scene of the razed building (Photo B Mukombozi)
Times Reporter