Burundi Again Hides Commercial Buildings
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Major Fire Guts Galerie Ndayizamba and Le Parisien in Central Bujumbura
Burundi – August 21, 2026: A major fire erupted early Friday morning in the commercial heart of Bujumbura, gutting two prominent multi-shop buildings and leaving traders in despair as flames tore through their livelihoods. The blaze broke out around 6 a.m. at Galerie Ndayizamba, a key commercial complex in the city centre, with reports indicating
Two large commercial buildings in the city of Bujumbura in Burundi, known as Gallerie Ndayizamba and Le Parisien, were engulfed in a massive fire that destroyed their contents. The fire started in the early hours of Friday, August 21, 2026. Images circulating on social media showed thick black smoke billowing into the sky over Bujumbura. Burundian state media reported that when the buildings began to burn, residents tried to put out the fire wit…
The "Le Parisien" gallery, located right next to the "Ndayizamba" gallery in the city centre of Bujumbura, which was also completely ravaged by the flames, was consumed by fire. Until 9:15 a.m., this fire from the contiguous gallery was still not controlled.
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