{"id":18536,"date":"2020-09-17T19:30:49","date_gmt":"2020-09-17T16:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/?p=18536"},"modified":"2020-09-17T19:31:02","modified_gmt":"2020-09-17T16:31:02","slug":"parliament-bus-catches-fire-along-gulu-kampala-highway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/2020\/09\/17\/parliament-bus-catches-fire-along-gulu-kampala-highway\/","title":{"rendered":"Parliament Bus Catches Fire Along Gulu-Kampala Highway"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Uganda parliament bus has caught fire along Gulu-Kampala highway today afternoon, Ug Mirror reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The parliament bus was attached to the Ministry of health and was transporting 25 COVID19 patients from Kitgum to Kampala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA Parliament of Uganda bus Reg. No. UG 0391H attached to the Ministry of Health has caught fire on the Gulu-Kampala Highway,\u201d reads the statement issued by parliament today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The statement further reads that; \u201cThe bus was transporting 25 COVID-19 patients from Kitgum District to Kampala. All the occupants in the bus were evacuated and are safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Police Fire Department put out the fire and has now commenced on investigations to establish the cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Ministry of Health has managed the patients to ensure they do not interact with members of the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Parliamentary Commission is awaiting a report from the Police and will update the public.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uganda parliament bus has caught fire along Gulu-Kampala highway today afternoon, Ug Mirror reports. 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