Early Morning Fire Torches Homes In Nairobi's Mukuru kwa Reuben
Fire engines were deployed to put out the inferno, backed by the Kenya Red Cross and community volunteers
Viral Tea Ke Writer 
A huge inferno that broke out in Mukuru Kwa Reuben in Nairobi County on Tuesday morning, September 24 destroyed property of unknown value.
According to photos and a video clip seen by Viral Tea, the houses were engulfed in the inferno that blazed brightly, with residents watching helplessly from a distance. Witness accounts revealed that the fire had broken out at 5 am.
Fire engines were deployed to put out the inferno, backed by the Kenya Red Cross and community volunteers. The cause of the fire was not immediately revealed.
Fire that broke out at Mukuru Kwa Reuben at Transformer area on September 24, 2024. /MUKURU COMMUNITY JUSTICE CENTRE
"There is a fire incident at the transformer area, Mukuru Kwa Ruben. Fire engines are on site. Kenya Red Cross and community volunteers trying their best to put out the fire," read a statement by Mukuru Community Justice Centre.
Despite the risk that the fire posed, no fatalities were reported on the incident by the time of publishing this article. The relevant authorities were yet to issue a statement on the matter.
This adds to the increase in fire incidents within densely populated residences recently, raising safety concerns.
Mukuru Kwa Reuben, for instance, is an informal settlement located approximately 7 kilometres south of the Central Business District (CBD) of Nairobi City.
On September 19, a fire at the Muslim area in Kawangware, Nairobi swept through 160 homes and left at least eight people injured.
Confirming the incident, the Kenya Red Cross disclosed that the fire was successfully contained with the help of the locals. The humanitarian organisation further disclosed that it attended to the individuals who sustained injuries due to the inferno.
"Following the fire incident in Kawangware, the blaze was successfully contained with the support of local residents. Unfortunately, 160 homes have been completely destroyed. The Kenya Red Cross has attended to 8 casualties," Kenya Red Cross remarked.
Another fire razed 100 houses at the Mukuru Kwa Njenga Estate near the Muhindi Mweusi area in Nairobi. However, the aftermath of the fire was devastating as three children from the same family were burned leaving the family in a state of mourning and despair.
A few days earlier, four people had died after an inferno razed down a house in Mukuru Viwandani. Confirming the incident, Mukuru Community Justice Center noted that four people had lost their lives as a result of fires within a week.
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