His death was known in the wee hours of this morning when residents on patrol saw his house on fire.
The Police spokesperson in Kigali city, CIP Marie Goretti Umutesi has told IGIHE that the man returned home around 4 am smoking tobacco which is suspected to have caused the fire.
“He passed by residents on patrol smoking tobacco as he returned home. Those who rushed for rescue found him dead. The mattress on which he was sleeping had caught fire on one side. It is suspected that the tobacco he was smoking might have caused the fire but the investigation is underway to establish the truth,” she said.
CIP Umutesi said other items in the house caught fire through the gas facility inside the house didn’t burst.
She warned people against smoking in bed.
Butare was living alone in the house away from his wife and children.
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