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Huge fire razes shanty police houses at Central Police Station – PHOTOS

By HILARY KIMUYU February 23rd, 2018 1 min read

A fire on Friday morning broke out at tin sheet police houses inside Central police Station.

The fire spread quickly as fire fighters from Nairobi County rushed to control it.

PHOTO | JAMES KAHONGEH
PHOTO | JAMES KAHONGEH

Witnesses said they heard two loud blasts before thick black smoke started billowing.

The fire is reported to have been ignited by an electric faults. Several houses were reduced to ashes.

PHOTO | COURTESY
PHOTO | COURTESY

The fire caused a tail long traffic on University Way as motorists tried to avoid the area.

Fire fighters are currently fighting the fire.

More to follow…