Mityana District Police Commander Mwine Mukono says the fire brigade will issue a report indicating what they will have found out about the fire.
He said the fire brigade arrived at the scene at night but found the residents had extinguished the fire using sand and water.
Micheal Katende, one of the residents, said they made good use of the available water in the school compound near the dormitory to put out the fire.
Below are some of the photos from Zigoti Standard Primary School. (All Photos by Luke Kagiri)