Two year-old baby dies in Mathare fire
A two year-old toddler died in a morning fire on Tuesday in Mathare slums.
The cause of the 7:30 am fire remains unknown, but it gutted over 50 tin-sheet houses located opposite the Moi Air Base Eastleigh on Juja road.
The Kenya Red Cross says the fire was extinguished by Nairobi city fire brigade and local residents.
“The fire was one of the most fatal we have had in Mathare. One child was burnt dead and a woman fainted and was rushed to the hospital,” Mathare Peace Community Secretary Mr Patrick Lumumba told Nairobi News.
He said three fire brigade trucks arrived on time to contain the fire that had spread quickly due to congestion in the slum.
Efforts to reach the Starehe OCPD Alice Kimeli were futile as her phone went unanswered.
