The incident took place on Friday 16th July 2021 when blaze ripped through the man\u2019s house located in Kinyange cell. <\/p>\n
It is said that Kalisa and his son died inside the burning house after failing to find an escape. <\/p>\n
Residents and Police rushed to extinguish the fire but could not save lives of the two who had already died. <\/p>\n
The Executive Secretary of Gitega sector, Anathalie Uzamukunda has told IGIHE that the cause of fire remains unknown. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt is true that the house caught fire killing the father and child,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
Uzamukunda explained that Police rushed to intervene despite obstacles occasioned by narrow paths and congested houses in the area. <\/p>\n
Rwanda Investigation Bureau has launched probe to establish cause of the incident. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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