Dokolo house fire: One child dead, another seriously injured

26 December 2025, 21:30

By Winnie Auma

One child has died after a fire gutted a grass-thatched house in Dokolo District. The LC1 Chairperson of Apyen Village in Agoba Parish, Kwera Sub-county, Emmanuel Ojok, said the incident occurred at 10 pm on 25 December 2025.

Ojok stated that there were two children in the house: the deceased, a boy, and a two-year-old girl. The incident happened while their parents were not at home.

He explained that the parents had gone out on 25 December and returned home around 9 pm. However, Ojok said a colleague had called the father to fetch alcohol.

Ojok added that when Hellen Adero, the wife of Bosco Omara, learned her husband was going to get alcohol, she decided to accompany him. Before they reached their destination, fire broke out at their home.

Upon seeing the fire, they rushed back, only to find that the four-year-old child had been burnt to death. The two-year-old was rescued by neighbours but suffered burns to the hands, stomach, and thighs.

According to him, the body of the deceased was later handed over to the relatives, while the other child was taken to Kwera HC3 and subsequently transferred to Dokolo HC4 for proper medical treatment.

He added that the cause of the fire is unknown, as there was no previous fire in the house and the area has no electricity.

Meanwhile, Bosco Omara, the father of the children, urged the police of Kwera Sub county to investigate the incident, as he suspects that some unscrupulous individuals may have deliberately set his house on fire.