Aftermath of Kenya market blaze

Traders in Kenya are assessing the wreckage of the fire that killed at least 15 people at Gikomba market in the capital, Nairobi.

More than 70 people were injured in the blaze, which broke out in the middle of the night destroying many properties.

Gikomba is one of the largest open-air markets in the city, selling second-hand clothes, shoes and vegetables, and fires there are frequent.

The St John Ambulance service said the fire broke out at 02:30 local time (23:30 GMT on Wednesday) and spread to apartments and market stalls before being contained after about 90 minutes.

The cause of the fire is being investigated it is believed to have broken out in one of the market's timber yards.

SOURCE: BBC NEWS
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