Five family members are said to have died on the night of Thursday, September 2, 2021, after their house went up in flames in the Mashuru area of Kajiado county.
According to reports, the five people killed in the fire included; three children, their mother, and a domestic worker.
Their father, Saitoti Maina, is said to have been out of the house when the tragic incident occurred.
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Area Assistant Chief Jonathan Sikongei stated that the fire which occurred around 10pm might have been caused by an electronic short-circuit.
“Tulipata habari kuwa kuna watu watano wameangamia kwenye moto wa stima, tukakimbilia hapa na tukajaribu kuwaokoa lakini haingewezekana (We got reports that there are five people in a burning house, we rushed to the scene and tried to rescue them but we were unsucessful),” Sikongei stated.
According to Citizen Digital, a family member Paul Maina, revealed that the cooking gas was discovered intact after the fire had been extinguished.
“Moto ilianzia saa nne kamili jana usiku, tulipata kuwa kulikuwa na short ya stima sababu gas ilikuwa intact kwa scene (The fire started at 10 pm yesternight, we established that it was caused by an electric short-circuit because we found the gas intact at the scene),” Maina said.
