KENYA: Moto mkubwa wateketeza nyumba za watu masikini Langata

Kurzweil · 2018-01-29T05:24:59+00:00

KENYA: Mamia ya watu wameachwa bila makazi baada ya moto mkubwa kulipuka katika makazi ya watu masikini huko Langata Jijini Nairobi. Kazi ya uokoaji imekuwa ngumu kutokana na msongamano wa nyumba katika eneo hilo hivyo kikosi cha uokoaji kushindwa kutekeleza majukumu yake. Mapaka sasa chanzo hasa cha moto huo ulioanza mnamo saa tatu suku hakijafahamika ======== UPDATES: Watu 3 wamefariki na wengine takribani 6,000 wameachwa bila makazi baada ya moto kuteketeza makazi ya watu wa hali ya chini huko Langata, Nairobi nchini Kenya > Mpaka sasa miili miwili bado haijapatikana na hasara ya mali zilizoteketea katika moto huo uliodumu kwa saa 4 haijafahamika Dozens of people were Sunday night left homeless when a huge fire razed down a huge part of a slum in Langata area, Nairobi. There are fears of casualties as the fire raged to the night as engines that rushed there stayed far away from the burning structures for long without access. The fire is said to have started from one of the affected structures at Kijiji area opposite Southlands before spreading fast to other areas. Police said they could not tell if there were casualties of the fire that broke out at about 9 pm. Huge flames of the fire emanated from the area as it spread fast. Firefighters said they had difficulties accessing the site of the fire. “The engines cannot get in and the fighters are here making calls. There is no road there,” said Jack Okinyi, a resident at Southlands. He added that the fire spread fast due to heavy winds and presence of cooking gas that exploded in intervals as locals fought it with bare hands and other crude weapons. By the time of going to the press at 10.30 pm no engine had accessed the place. More engines rushed there to help out of online outcry. Nearby estates Onyonka and Southlands were under threat and some residents rushed to their houses to pick valuables in case they were affected. Source: Standard Digital ======= UPDATES: Three people died and at least 6,000 others were left homeless following the fierce fire that broke out on Sunday night in the informal settlements of Kijiji in Langa’ta estate, Nairobi. National Disaster Management Unit Deputy Director of Communications, Pius Maasai says two of the three bodies are yet to be identified. Initial reports had indicated there were no fatalities in the fire incident that began at 8pm and lasted for over four hours. Property of unknown value was also destroyed by the fierce flames that tore through hundreds of the closely built structures, leaving residents counting huge losses. Preliminary investigations by the police indicated that the fire might have been caused by an electric fault in one of the affected houses. The displaced families have sought refuge at Ngei Primary School as they come to terms with the tragedy that befell them last night.

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Start date Jan 29, 2018

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