An inferno on Friday, March 26, engulfed several buildings in Nairobi's Donholm Area.
A video seen by Kenyans.co.ke showed clouds of smoke emanating from the buildings located at Tena Estate near Umoja.
The fire incident occurred in the evening hours with residents scampering for safety.
According to eyewitnesses, a residential building, business premise, and a popular restaurant in the area
Firefighters arrived at the scene and were working to put out the fire.
The inferno caused traffic snarl-up along Outering Road and the adjacent roads of Manyanja and Jogoo Road.
At the time of publishing, no casualties were reported from the incident. The cause of the fire was also yet to be established.
Here is the video of the inferno:
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Fires in Nairobi especially in informal settlements are increasingly becoming a feature of urban crisis, with several instances hitting the media this year.
The National Disaster Operations Centre says Nairobi has seen an increase in the rate of fires, adding that drought, as well as dry and windy conditions, have exacerbated the frequency of fires in urban settings
In a previous interview, a County Director of County Fire and Rescue Services disclosed that electrical faults, cooking equipment, cigarettes, domestic violence, children playing and improvised lanterns had been majorly cited as the main causes of fire outbreaks.
"Illegal tapping of electricity and lose connections, and use of adulterated fuel in their paraffin stoves are the leading causes of infernos in the slums," he conveyed.
