Migingo residents left homeless after fire breaks out

The aftermath of fire that razed down Sinai slum, Nairobi, on September 12, 2011. Residents of Migingo village in Tassia, Embakasi, have been left homeless after fire broke out on Sunday evening. FILE PHOTO | NATION MEDIA GROUP

What you need to know:

  • Early reports from the Red Cross indicate that fire fighters are at the scene trying to put out the fire.

Residents of Migingo village in Tassia, Embakasi, have been left homeless after fire broke out on Sunday evening.

The fire was triggered by an electric fault. Early reports from the Red Cross indicate that fire fighters are at the scene trying to put out the fire. "Two fire engines from the Nairobi County Council fire are brigade battling to contain the inferno, which has affected approximately 20 households,” an update from the Kenya Red cross indicates.