{"id":2000107178,"date":"2026-04-01T12:16:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T10:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/?p=2000107178"},"modified":"2026-04-03T09:52:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T07:52:26","slug":"burundi-president-calls-for-divine-protection-after-arms-depot-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/burundi-president-calls-for-divine-protection-after-arms-depot-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Burundi President calls for divine protection after arms depot fire"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The incident occurred on the night of March 31 at a military facility known as \u201cBase,\u201d located in the Musaga area of Bujumbura.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Burundi\u2019s military and the Ministry of Internal Security stated that the fire was caused by an electrical fault.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a message posted on social media platform X, President Ndayishimiye expressed his sympathy to affected citizens and reassured the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI extend my condolences to those affected by the fire that broke out in one of the depots at a military base in Musaga zone. We reassure all Burundians that national institutions are doing everything possible to respond and maintain security. May God protect Burundi,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fire triggered a series of powerful explosions from the stored weapons, with blasts heard across several parts of Bujumbura.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to reports by BBC, explosions were still being heard as late as 10:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The incident caused panic among residents, with some seen fleeing their homes. People living near the military base reported damage to their houses, forcing some to relocate to safer areas within the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fragments from the explosions landed in residential neighborhoods including Kinanira 3 and 4, while others reached Ngagara Zone, particularly Quartier 9, located more than five kilometers from the site of the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of now, the full extent of the damage remains unclear, though reports indicate that several injuries and dozens of casualties have already occurred near the base and in other areas affected by the explosions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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President Ndayishimiye expressed his sympathy to affected citizens and rcalled for divine protection.
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Photo taken on March 31, 2026 shows smoke rising after explosions followed a fire at a military camp in Bujumbura Province, Burundi. Several blasts were heard in Bujumbura, Burundi’s economic capital, on Tuesday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The President of Burundi, Evariste Ndayishimiye, has called on God to protect the nation following a fire that broke out in an arms depot, causing significant explosions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2000107181,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[151,99,133],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-2000107178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics-48","tag-editors-choice","tag-greatlakesnews","tag-main-featured-home","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":{"id":2000107181,"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/sd.png","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/png","width":1024,"height":766,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/sd.png","width":150,"height":112},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/sd.png","width":300,"height":224},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/sd.png","width":768,"height":575},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/sd.png","width":1024,"height":766},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/sd.png","width":1024,"height":766}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000107178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000107178"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000107178\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2000107182,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000107178\/revisions\/2000107182"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000107181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000107178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000107178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000107178"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=2000107178"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=2000107178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}