Property of unknown value has been destroyed after a fire broke out at the Moonlight Shopping Center on Eastleigh's 12th Street, Nairobi destroying property.
The fire is suspected to have begun due to a cooking gas incident at a restaurant on the first floor of the building on Tuesday morning, police said.
Firefighters from Nairobi County arrived at the scene to join efforts to extinguish the fire.
Nairobi police boss Adamson Bungei said no injuries were reported but property was destroyed.
Meanwhile, a middle-aged man was Monday evening killed in a fire incident in his apartment in the Ruaraka area, Nairobi.
The deceased was identified as Paul Njiru.
He was cooking in his house using a gas cylinder when it exploded causing the fire on the fourth floor of the apartment.
Locals tried to contain the fire in vain.
The man who was alone in the house was burnt to death, police said.
The rescuers broke into the house after the fire had been contained and found the man burnt beyond recognition.
Police said they are investigating the incident. The body of the victim was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy.