Fire guts down Nyayo Market in Ngara, Nairobi

A trader carries her wares as fire guts down Nyayo Market in Ngara, Nairobi on December 21, 2014. PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE | NATION MEDIA GROUP

What you need to know:

  • She said fire fighters attempted to put out the fire but did not manage to contain.
  • A police officer who did not want to be mentioned as he is not authorised to speak to the press said the cause of the fire is not known.

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 fuelled by wooden structures and second hand clothes in the stalls.

A police officer who did not want to be named as he is not authorised 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. PHOTO | BEATRICE OBWOCHA | NATION MEDIA GROUP

“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. PHOTO | BEATRICE OBWOCHA | NATION MEDIA GROUP

She said fire fighters attempted to put out the fire but did not manage to contain.

Smoke billows from Nyayo Market in Ngara, Nairobi as fire burns stalls on December 21, 2014. PHOTO | BEATRICE OBWOCHA | NATION MEDIA GROUP

“The stalls obstructed the fire fighters vehicle and some had to be pulled down to make way,” she said.