Fire Breaks Out Next to Hospital in Huruma

A fire on Sunday, August 10 night erupted at Johnsaga next to Jumia Hospital in Huruma, Nairobi County.

In a statement, the Kenya Red Cross Nairobi Branch revealed that the inferno broke out at around 9 PM.

Emergency response teams and firefighters were deployed to the scene to help extinguish the fire.

“A fire incident has been reported at Johnsaga next to Jumia Hospital in Huruma, Nairobi County. Response teams are at the scene, working alongside community members to contain the fire,” Kenya Red Cross stated.

Preliminary investigations indicate that the night fire was triggered by a gas explosion, which spread rapidly through the Johnsaga area.

Photos and videos seen by Nairobileo showed a huge fire with thick smoke billowing in the area.

No casualties had been reported from the Huruma fire incident at the time of publishing this article.

This comes weeks after a fire erupted at the Embakasi Girls' School in Mukuru, Nairobi County.

The Kenya Red Cross confirmed the tragedy and dispatched its emergency response team to manage the situation.

The Nairobi Fire Brigade response team was also deployed to the girls’ school to extinguish the fire.

"Fire at Embakasi Girls’ School, Nairobi County. Efforts to contain it are underway," Kenya Red Cross said.

At least three students were injured during the inferno and treated at the scene by medical personnel.