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Hundreds left homeless after fire guts houses in Mathare – PHOTOS

By HILARY KIMUYU February 17th, 2018 1 min read

Hundreds of Mathare residents were left homeless after a huge fire destroyed several houses on Saturday afternoon.

The fire broke out and spread quickly near the BH stage on Juja road.

PHOTO | COURTESY
PHOTO | COURTESY

Residents and shop owners tried to salvage what they could before the Nairobi County fire engines arrived to put out the fire.

The fire engines had a difficult time accessing the fire because of the narrow roads in the area.

PHOTO | COURTESY
PHOTO | COURTESY

No injuries have been reported so far.