Police have said the number of people who died in a fire that broke out after an explosion of a fuel tanker at Kigogwa along the Kampala- Bombo has reached 26.
Police spokesperson, Kituuma Rusoke told journalists on Monday that whereas by the close of business on Sunday , the death toll was still at 24, two more victims have since passed on.
Rusoke said since the bodies had been burnt beyond recognition, police needed DNA examination to help identify them and the relatives. Government recently announced that affected families will receive shs1 million for those receiving treatment and shs5 million to each of those that lost loved ones.
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