A large part of St Balikuddembe (formerly known as Owino) Market has been gutted in fire this morning, Daily Monitor has learnt.( This was on 25th/ Feb/2009.
According to police spokesperson Judith Nabakooba, the fire started at about 5 am though some traders at place say it started about 3.am.
Hundreds of traders are reported wailing over the loss of their properties worth millions of shillings.
There is still confusion and chaos at the market as the fire rages on and efforts by the fire fighters to stop the fire are still futile as the blaze continues to spread to other stalls in the market.
The Inspector General of Police Maj. Gen Kale Kayihura has also been active at the scene to assess the situation.
Fire broke out at about 3.am this morning at Owino Market.
A horde of people has also gathered around the market to witness the tragedy.
Meanwhile, there was a scuffle between the fire fighters and the owners of the burnt property who were trying to intervene in stopping the fire but police stopped them.
Fire fighters struggling to put off the fire since 5 am.
Some of the traders were unhappy with the fire brigade claiming that the fire fighters took long to arrive to the scene despite the fact that the fire station is in an eye-sight of the market.
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