A fire broke out in Githurai 45 timber and furniture yard on Monday morning, destroying properties worth millions of shillings.
Red Cross Society of Kenya has dispatched a response team to the scene along Thika road.
The cause of the fire that is claimed to have started at 4 am is yet to be established.
A section of Githurai 45 market that h
as been razed by fire [photo/courtesy]
According to witnesses, the fire started in a furniture shop and quickly spread to other stalls in the market.
At 8 am firefighters from Nairobi and Kiambu counties as well as the Kenya army joined efforts to put out the fire.
Traders look at the damage cause by fire [Photo/courtesy]
Traders are counting millions of loses, but some were able to salvage a few items from their shops.
