Fire destroys property in Nyamira
County staff put out fire that consumed kiosks in Nyamira Town on October 30, 2016. The county is yet to buy a fire engine. PHOTO | HENRY NYARORA | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- Residents accused the county government of delaying in purchasing a fire engine.
Property was destroyed after fire consumed a semi-permanent house in Nyamira County on Sunday.
The timber-made structure was reduced to ashes.
“One of the rooms was a grain store. It is by sheer luck that the Kenya Power officers were alerted on time and managed to de-activate the power line,” Mr Brian Ongaga, a witness, said.
Residents tried to put out the fire in vain.
When Nyamira Disaster Response team and police, led by Nyamira South OCPD Rico Ngare, arrived, nothing could be salvaged.
Residents accused the county government of delaying in purchasing a fire engine.
“It is a shame that our county government only has a water bowser whose pressure is too low to pump water,” Ms Faith Ageta said.
On Friday, fire broke out at a road construction site in Sironga village and rescuers had to come from the neighbouring Kisii County to contain it.
