A recent spate of fire incidents in Kigali, Muhanga and Rubavu have raised questions about the country's emergency preparedness, with some members of the public claiming that firefighters generally delay to respond to alerts.
In some cases, such as the fire that gutted Muhanga prison last month, Police had to dispatch a fire-fighting brigade and equipment from Kigali, and even when they finally arrived on the ground, some vehicles had no water to put out the blaze.
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