In Summary
•Market chairman, Erastus Ngare said he received a call at around 5:30 am from some stall owners informing him of the fire incident.
•Stall owners unsuccessfully tried to stop the raging fire before the firefighters arrived.
Stall owners salvage iron sheets from the fire that burnt down a market around Kabete Police Station, Nairobi. August 31, 2023.
Stall owners and good Samaritan's try to recover valuables after 36 stalls were destroyed by fire near Kabete Police Station, Nairobi. August 31, 2023.
A cobbler tries to salvage some shoes that were burnt in the fire that destroyed 36 stalls in a market near Kabete Police Station, Nairobi. August 31, 2023
36 stalls destroyed by fire near Kabete Police Station, Nairobi. August 31, 2023
Burnt electric wires and power switches at razed market near Kabete Police Station, Nairobi on August 31, 2023.
A salon owner counts losses from the fire that burnt down her stall near Kabete Police Station, Nairobi. August 31, 2023.
Electronic equipment and playing consoles that belonged to a Cyber Cafe and Gaming Hub burnt down in a market near Kabete Police Station, Nairobi. August 31, 2023.
DCI officers arrive at the scene to inspect the cause of the fire that ravaged 36 stalls in a market near Kabete Police Station, Nairobi. August 31, 2023.