4 People Killed After Fire Razes Down House in Likoni Mombasa

Four people perished on Monday after a fire razed down their home in Our Lady of Mercy area in Likoni, Mombasa. 

According to witnesses, the fire broke out at 9 PM where a couple in the house is reported to have been fighting.

Responding to the incident, firefighters from Shika Adabu disaster centre tried to put out the fire.

Police are yet to release a statement on the incident though it is believed that the casualties all belonged to one family.

The inferno follows other fire cases that have happened in the recent past, including one that happened at Gikomba market. 

[caption caption="Scenes from the fire at Gikomba market on 28/06/2018 "][/caption]

The Gikomba fire, which caught president Uhuru Kenyatta's attention, left at least 15 people dead with 74 others admitted at Kenyatta National Hospital after most of them suffering burns following the fire break out. 

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko called on the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to lead in the investigations to establish the cause of the fire that rendered many traders jobless. 

Sonko was responding to an instruction issued by President Kenyatta after the incident, which called on the county government to establish the cause of the fire.

In a statement issued to newsrooms, Uhuru stated: "The national Government and Nairobi County will sit together for a full review of our emergency services, and our disaster preparedness. We owe the victims, and the people of Nairobi, a clear, credible plan to end these fires."

[caption caption="Scenes of the fire in Kisumu Ndogo slum 7/7/2018"][/caption]

 

 

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