A major fire gutted Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International airport on Wednesday. This forced a suspension of international passenger flights and choking one of Africa's vital travel getaways. The massive fire, which started in the arrival and immigration department, engulfed the terminal buildings and caused the roof to partially collapse. Fire-fighters struggled for around five hours to extinguish the fires, as smoke billowed out of the airport rising in a plume.
This incident would greatly affect Kenya's peak season of tourism, which is about to commence. Kenya's terror police clarified that this incident had nothing to with terrorism, as this disastrous event marked 15 years to the bombardment of the US Embassies in Nairobi and Dar-es-Salaam.
Nairobi's domestic airport started handling international departures immediately after the fire. There were no reports of casualties or deaths due to fire. However, it stranded thousands of passengers and exporters of perishable produce. This fire which torched the interiors of the airport completely, gave a serious blow to export. Tourists, were diverted to the airport at Mombasa. Meanwhile, the airport authorities pitched tents outside, to handle the remaining passengers.
Jomo Kenyatta Airport, is the biggest international airport in east Africa, and it handles about 2.5 million passengers per annum.
This incident would greatly affect Kenya's peak season of tourism, which is about to commence. Kenya's terror police clarified that this incident had nothing to with terrorism, as this disastrous event marked 15 years to the bombardment of the US Embassies in Nairobi and Dar-es-Salaam.
Nairobi's domestic airport started handling international departures immediately after the fire. There were no reports of casualties or deaths due to fire. However, it stranded thousands of passengers and exporters of perishable produce. This fire which torched the interiors of the airport completely, gave a serious blow to export. Tourists, were diverted to the airport at Mombasa. Meanwhile, the airport authorities pitched tents outside, to handle the remaining passengers.
Jomo Kenyatta Airport, is the biggest international airport in east Africa, and it handles about 2.5 million passengers per annum.
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