NAIROBI, Kenya Sep 8 – A fire that broke out at a garage off Ole Dume Road in Kilimani, Nairobi, destroyed several vehicles and caused significant losses to mechanics and vehicle owners.

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The blaze broke out at the garage during the night, prompting an emergency response from the Nairobi County Disaster Management Centre.

Nairobi County official Geoffrey Mosiria said emergency teams were dispatched immediately after the county received a distress call about the fire.

Mosiria said he personally visited the scene, where he coordinated the response alongside disaster management officers, local residents and mechanics at the garage.

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“Tonight is a sad night for mechanics and vehicle owners whose vehicles were inside a garage off Ole Dume Road in Kilimani,” Mosiria said.

He said most of the vehicles inside the facility were extensively damaged, with some reportedly burned to ashes.

According to Mosiria, firefighters and emergency response teams took more than four hours to contain the blaze due to the nature of materials involved.

He said the fire involved vehicles, petrol and other highly flammable materials stored inside the garage, making the operation particularly difficult and dangerous.

“The fire took more than four hours to contain because it involved vehicles, petrol, and many other highly flammable materials stored inside the garage,” Mosiria said.

The presence of fuel and other combustible materials heightened the risk faced by emergency personnel responding to the incident.

📰 Source: Capital FM Kenya