Police have revealed that exhibits in a fire that gutted Ntinda Police Station were burnt to ashes.
The fire on Wednesday night reportedly started from a house in the police barracks and quickly spread to the traffic office and other housing units before it was put off by the Police Fire Brigade.
Moses Wegura, the Officer in Charge of Ntinda Police Station, said the fire was started by one of the police officer’s children in the barracks who was burning rubbish inside the house.
“It started from the barracks as a result of negligence and spread to the nearest traffic office, a child set fire inside but it also came in contact with electric cables, and the nearby houses were burnt,” he said.
According to Wegura, the burnt exhibits included motor-vehicle number plates, driving permits, National Identifications-IDs, police uniforms, shoes, and book records.
The Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police spokesperson, Luke Owoyesigyire, says that more than five police officers lost their properties in the fire. He adds that no loss of life or injuries were registered.
Last month, Katwe Police Station was burnt, and over ten house units were destroyed.
