{"id":51649,"date":"2024-10-15T11:27:34","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T11:27:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/fire-guts-parts-of-muhabura-hotel\/"},"modified":"2024-10-15T11:27:30","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T11:27:30","slug":"fire-guts-parts-of-muhabura-hotel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/fire-guts-parts-of-muhabura-hotel\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire guts parts of Muhabura Hotel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The fire caused significant damage to the affected areas, reducing everything inside to ashes. Fortunately, the response by the FRB prevented the fire from spreading to other buildings.<\/p>\n<p>SP Mwiseneza Jean Bosco, the Northern Province Police Spokesperson, confirmed the incident, stating that while the fire has been fully extinguished, the cause remains unknown and is currently under investigation. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The cause of the fire is not yet known. An investigation has started to determine the cause. The value of the damaged property is still being assessed,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>He also reminded the public to take precautions against fire hazards and emphasized the importance of insuring properties to mitigate potential losses. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our message to the public is to avoid anything that could lead to a fire accident because it can result in loss of life and financial damages. We also urge business owners to ensure their businesses are insured,&#8221; added SP Mwiseneza.<\/p>\n<p>Eyewitnesses at the scene reported being caught off guard by the fire, which they say originated in the kitchen before rapidly spreading to other parts of the hotel.<\/p>\n<p>Muhabura Hotel, a landmark in Musanze District, has been a staple of the region\u2019s hospitality industry since 1954, marking 70 years of operation this year.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-75877\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/umuriro_wari_mwinshi_cyane_hitabazwa_polisi_ishami_rishinzwe_ubutabazi_no_kuzimya_inkongi-16e43.jpg\" alt=\"Eyewitnesses at the scene reported being caught off guard by the fire, which they say originated in the kitchen before rapidly spreading to other parts of the hotel.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-75876\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/img-20241015-wa0001-93e20.jpg\" alt=\"Different sections of the hotel, including the kitchen, bar, restaurant, five rooms, and a storage area, were completely destroyed before the Rwanda National Police (RNP) Fire and Rescue Brigade (FRB) intervened to extinguish the fire.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-75875\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/img_20241015_060521_719-6dbf7.jpg\" alt=\"Fire broke out at Hotel Muhabura on the night of Monday, October 14, 2024.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-75874\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/img_20241015_060507_881-07c46.jpg\" alt=\"The response by the Fire and Rescue Brigade prevented the fire from spreading to other buildings within the hotel complex.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-75873\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/igice_cy_igikoni_nicyo_kibasiwe_cyane_kuko_cyakongotse-b52e4.jpg\" alt=\"The fire caused significant damage to the affected areas, reducing everything inside to ashes.\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fire broke out at Hotel Muhabura, located in Rwebeya Cell, Cyuve Sector, Musanze District, Northern Province, on the night of Monday, October 14, 2024. Different sections of the hotel, including the kitchen, bar, restaurant, five rooms, and a storage area, were completely destroyed before the Rwanda National Police (RNP) Fire and Rescue Brigade (FRB) intervened to extinguish the fire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":2000075878,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-51649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","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":2000075878,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/img-20241015-wa0001-93e20.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/img-20241015-wa0001-93e20.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/img-20241015-wa0001-93e20.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/img-20241015-wa0001-93e20.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/img-20241015-wa0001-93e20.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/img-20241015-wa0001-93e20.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51649","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\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51649"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51649\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000075878"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51649"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=51649"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=51649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}