{Last week a commercial building was stormed by heavy fires in Rubavu district in Western Province of Rwanda. Gasigwa Jean Bosco, the owner, had been carrying out a tailoring business}
According to the information from EWSA, the incident came as a result of poor installation in the building.
The owner confirms, the losses faced worth about 20 million Rwandan francs.
The fire broke out at 7.30 pm until 9.30 pm when the police and army officials arrived to the scene to help put out the fire.
Gasigwa confirmed to IGIHE that “he left work late after disconnecting everything concerned with electricity, so the fire accident came as a strong surprise to him”.
He also added that his house and business were not insured to any insurance company, so he is ready to take care of the defects.
The Mayor of Rubavu District Sheik Hassan Bahame, calls upon all business owners in Rubavu district to get insured with insurance companies so that in such circumstances they are able to get compensated for the losses.
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