Fire breaks out at JKIA, airport operations not affected
Fire engines and police are at the scene battling the inferno.
Kenya Red Cross has reported a fire incident at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). Videos shared on social media showed part of the field engulfed in the fire. The inferno is affecting parts of the North Road.
Fire engines and police are at the scene battling the inferno. The cause of the Friday fire is yet to be established.
"Emergency response teams are on-site battling a grassland fire inside JKIA, along Airport North Road, Nairobi County. Efforts are underway to contain the blaze and prevent further spread," the Kenya Red Cross said on the X platform.
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Kenya Airports Authority (KAA), in a statement, said it is actively managing the fire, and the operations at the busy airport remained unaffected.
"All airport activities, including flight schedules, passenger processing, and cargo handling, remain fully operational and unaffected," the authority said.
It added that a coordinated response team, including the KAA Airport Rescue & Fire Fighting Service, the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF), and the Nairobi County Fire Unit, are working diligently to contain the situation.
"KAA assures the public that the fire is confined to non-operational grassland areas and has not impacted any critical infrastructure or operational zones of JKIA."
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