Fire has destroyed a fire fighting equipment store in Ganjoni area, Mombasa. The fire started around 8 pm Wednesday at Kensil Limited, a stockist of fire fighting and safety equipment. A security personnel manning the premises said he saw smoke burst into flames before he sounded the alarm. It took fire engines from the County government and Kenya Navy three hours to put it off, light rains notwithstanding. Red Cross Disaster Response official Mohammed Rafik said that scores of residents were evacuated from neighboring buildings as a safety precaution.

Source: The Star December 19, 2018 22:07 UTC