A general view shows smoke billowing from a fire that broke out during an exercise by British troops at a conservancy near Nanyuki, in central Kenya, March 26, 2021. [Reuters]A fire broke out in a wildlife conservancy in Kenya during an exercise by British troops stationed in the country, the British army said. “We can confirm that there has been a fire during a UK-led exercise in Kenya and that investigations are ongoing,” a spokesman for the British army said in a statement late on Thursday. A spokesman from the Kenya Wildlife Service told Reuters that its team had joined the effort to extinguish the fire. Read MoreThe British army runs joint exercises with British and Kenyan soldiers in the northern Laikipia region and has a base there in the town of Nanyuki.

Source: Standard Digital March 26, 2021 12:00 UTC