On Monday, October 5, 2026, a fire broke out at the Yara Ltd fertiliser processing plant located in the Masoro Industrial Park in Kigali City, reducing it to ashes.
The fire is reported to have started at around 5:00 a.m. on Monday.
According to local sources from the scene, the fire may have caused significant damage, as some sections of the plant appeared to have been damaged.
The source added that, by that time, the Rwanda National Police department responsible for firefighting had already arrived at the scene.
Police are yet to comment on the root cause of the fire.