This latest incident adds to the growing worries over the increasing number of fire-related disasters in Nairobi's informal settlements, leaving many...

Residents have been reminded never to leave young children unattended near cooking appliances and electronics.

The residents helped to control the fire whose cause remains unknown.

Kingsley Odhiambo, a village elder, said the affected families are desperate for help as all their belongings were destroyed.

Nairobi has relied on the Koja fire station on Tom Mboya Street, which was built in 1907 and another in the Industrial Area, built in 1957.

The fire is said to have begun due to a cooking gas incident at Madal Restaurant and Cafe on the first floor of the building.

In another devastating blaze, two warehouses in the Kingorani area of Mombasa were engulfed in flames, destroying electronic equipment and restaurant...

Seven staff quarters were affected, Kenya Red Cross Society says.