The National Building Review Board-NBRB has launched investigations into the fire outbreak that gutted part of Hima Cement Factory in the Kasese District and killed three employees, injured 6 others and destroyed property worth millions of Shillings.
A team led by Eng. Flavia Bwire, the Executive Secretary at the National Building Review Board on Sunday visited and picked samples from the fire scene to investigate the possible causes of the fire outbreak.
According to Bwire, after their investigations, they will produce a report that will inform both the government and the factory management on the next course of action.
She, however, could not reveal the findings at the moment because they were still missing bits of information that the team she led would first ascertain and come up with a comprehensive report.
The Chief Executive Officer Hima Cement Jean-Micheal pons, says that the operations at the factory remain suspended as the company takes stock of the incident and ensures that the after-effects are fully contained.
