Experts to investigate two fire incidents on electronics shops on Luthuli Avenue, Nairobi

Detectives have invited experts to join the probe into two fire incidents that broke out in electronic shops on adjacent streets in downtown Nairobi.

The team wants to establish if the fires were the work of arsonists.

In the latest incident, property valued at millions of shillings was destroyed in a fire along Munyu Road in Nairobi.

The scene is a few metres away from a similar fire incident that happened last week along Luthuli Avenue, also destroying electronic goods.

The latest fire broke out at the building on Saturday, January 10 at about 6 pm, before burning down a whole third floor, which housed a number of stalls.

Fire engines were called to the scene and managed to contain the fire six hours later.

This was after it had destroyed goods valued at millions of shillings.

The owners of the goods counted losses on Sunday as they revisited the scene and called on police to investigate the cause of the same and take action.

Some goons tried to loot other unaffected premises, but the police repulsed them.

No one was injured in the incident, Nairobi police boss George Seda said.

“We have a team of experts to pursue both incidents to establish how and why they happened,” he said.

In Buru Buru area, a fire burnt down a timber yard, destroying property of unknown value.

The fire broke out as workers were busy at the site. Police said the cause of the fire was not established.

In Salama area, Laikipia County, at least ten houses were burnt in a fire incident. Police said the cause of the fire was not known and there was no one who was injured in the incident.

In Likoni’s Shelly Beach area, a house was burnt in a fire incident on Saturday evening. The cause of the fire is yet to be established, police said adding no one was injured.

And police are investigating two separate drowning incidents in Nyandarua and Kisumu Counties.

The first incident happened on Saturday in Kwa Major village, Nyairoko Sub-Location, Nyairoko location in Gathanji Subcounty where a five-year-old boy drowned in a water collection point meant for livestock drinking within a compound.

Police said the deceased was last seen playing within the compound and was later found floating on the said water point. The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy.

In Nyamasaria area, Kisumu County, a boy aged eight who was a grade three pupil at Sunrise Academy drowned in a river in the area while swimming with other children.

The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy.