Police have warned members of the public on the outbreak of most fires that have destroyed property worth millions of shillings. This follows an outbreak of the Wednesday fire which destroyed property worth millions of shillings at Accurate Motor Garage on Spire Road in Jinja municipality.

The police commander of Jinja, Jonathan Musinguzi says that the Uganda Police have the capacity to manage the fire if the police Fire brigade is called on time.

Musinguzi says that many times people call the Fire Brigade when the fire has already escalated and there is nothing to save. The police commander says that the Fire Brigade has the capacity to bring down the fire if people report the fire outbreak on time. He also says the public is blamed for making up narrow roads where Fire Brigade vehicles can not pass.