"There is a serious fire at JKIA
[airport], but we are doing everything possible to avert a crisis," said
Mutea Iringo, a senior official at the interior and national
co-ordination ministry.
"Apart from emergency landings, all flights into and out of JKIA have been cancelled ... [the] airport has been shut down," added the official.
"Apart from emergency landings, all flights into and out of JKIA have been cancelled ... [the] airport has been shut down," added the official.
Nairobi - A "massive" fire broke out at Nairobi's
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on Wednesday, an official said,
shutting down one of east Africa's most important transport hubs and
causing serious damage.
There were no initial
reports of casualties, but Iringo said the fire was "massive", adding
that the arrivals and immigration sections were "totally damaged".
Firefighters were tackling the blaze, while flights were being diverted to other airports, the interior ministry said in a statement.
Images on Kenyan media showed flames rising high in the sky and billowing clouds of black smoke out of the main arrivals and departures terminal, with dozens of police and fire trucks at the scene.
Firefighters were tackling the blaze, while flights were being diverted to other airports, the interior ministry said in a statement.
Images on Kenyan media showed flames rising high in the sky and billowing clouds of black smoke out of the main arrivals and departures terminal, with dozens of police and fire trucks at the scene.
The airport serves
as a regional hub for east Africa, with many long-distance
international flights landing there to connect to countries across the
region.
- AFP - Taken from: News24: http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/Huge-fire-at-Nairobi-international-airport-20130807-2
We will keep you updated as soon as we hear more information from Kenya Airways.
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