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Express Tribune
24-05-2025
- Express Tribune
At least eight dead as fire rips through Nairobi slum
At least 20 people injured during the fire incident. PHOTO: THE STAR KENYA Listen to article 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. Another source said that family of seven and pregnant woman among the dead. At least 20 others injured in the incident. 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.
Arab News
24-05-2025
- Arab News
Fire in Nairobi informal settlement kills eight
NAIROBI: A fire tore through an informal settlement in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Saturday, killing at least eight people, police 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 cause has not been established, but fires frequently occur in the capital's overcrowded and impoverished informal Kenyan Red Cross said 40 houses were affected before firefighters contained the blaze with the help of the local community.
