Sunday, December 21, 2014

Fire destroys Nyayo Market in Ngara, Nairobi, Kenya

A trader carries her wares as fire guts down Nyayo Market in Ngara, Nairobi on December 21, 2014.

Property worth thousands of shillings was destroyed Sunday morning after fire destroyed Nyayo Market in Ngara, Nairobi.Some traders managed to salvage their properties.Fire fighters were unable to contain the fire fueled by wooden structures and second hand clothes in the stalls.A police officer who did not want to be named as he is not authorized to speak to the press said the cause of the fire is not known.
Traders pull down stalls to prevent fire from spreading at Nyayo Market in Ngara, Nairobi on December 21, 2014
“We were at Ngara Police Station when we heard a loud bang. We rushed here and found a section of the market on fire,” said the officer.Judith Saida, a trader at the market said the fire started at around 4.30 am.

Fire fighters attempt to put out a fire that razed down Nyayo Market in Ngara, Nairobi on December 21, 2014.
Smoke billows from Nyayo Market in Ngara, Nairobi as fire burns stalls on December 21, 2014.    

Courtesy: The Daily Nation Online: http://www.nation.co.ke/counties/nairobi/Fire-destroys-Nairobi-Ngara-market/-/1954174/2564426/-/upp5a8z/-/index.html


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