Fire broke out at Nacico Co. Chambers Building in Nairobi CBD on Monday afternoon.
Reports indicated that the fire broke out at one of the shops at the building located near Imenti House but no injuries had been reported by the time of publishing.
Firefighters and Nairobi County askaris, popularly known as kanjos, arrived at the scene of the incident and were working to put out the fire.
The area was sealed off by the police in conjunction with other authorities.
Shortly after the outbreak, a crowd of onlookers gathered at the scene and hampered efforts by firefighters to put out the fire.
Businesses stationed close to the building that caught fire were also forced to shut down to accord the firefighters ample time to contain the fire.
Earlier, Nairobi County Disaster Management Officer Bramwell Simiyu confirmed to Kenyans.co.ke that the county government responds to at least two fire incidents every day.
The biggest such incident, however, occurred at the beginning of February 2024 when an illegal gas refilling plant exploded affecting nearby buildings in Embakasi.
The explosion culminated in a huge fire displacing many residents most of whom sought refuge at the Embakasi Social Hall.
A total of 761 individuals were affected in the incident in which 13 people lost their lives while several others sustained injuries.
A month later, another fire razed down a children's home in Embakasi leaving all its occupants homeless.
Embakasi East MP Babu Owino, formally Paul Ongili, revealed that the fire was devastating and reduced the entire home into ashes.
