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Fire in Nairobi informal settlement kills eight

Fire in Nairobi informal settlement kills eight

Arab News24-05-2025
NAIROBI: A fire tore through an informal settlement in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Saturday, killing at least eight people, police said.The fire in the city's Makina area began at around 5:00 am (0200 GMT), said police official Patricia Yegon.'Eight people were burnt to death, while several others were injured,' she said, without specifying how many were hurt.The cause has not been established, but fires frequently occur in the capital's overcrowded and impoverished informal settlements.The Kenyan Red Cross said 40 houses were affected before firefighters contained the blaze with the help of the local community.

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