'Massive' fire has gutted parts of airport in the Kenyan capital,
forcing all flights to be suspended, officials say.
A "massive" fire has broken out at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta
International airport, forcing one of East Africa's largest
transport hubs to shut down, officials say.
"There is a serious fire at JKIA [airport], but we are doing
everything possible to avert a crisis," Mutea Iringo,
a senior official at Kenya's interior and national
coordination ministry, said on Wednesday.
"Apart from emergency landings, all flights into and
out of JKIA have been cancelled, [the] airport has been
shut down," added the official.
The fire at east Africa's busiest airport started at around
5:00am local time (02:00 GMT) in the immigration section
of the departure lounge and spread to the international
arrivals area, a Kenya Civil Aviation Authority
forcing all flights to be suspended, officials say.
A "massive" fire has broken out at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta
International airport, forcing one of East Africa's largest
transport hubs to shut down, officials say.
"There is a serious fire at JKIA [airport], but we are doing
everything possible to avert a crisis," Mutea Iringo,
a senior official at Kenya's interior and national
coordination ministry, said on Wednesday.
"Apart from emergency landings, all flights into and
out of JKIA have been cancelled, [the] airport has been
shut down," added the official.
The fire at east Africa's busiest airport started at around
5:00am local time (02:00 GMT) in the immigration section
of the departure lounge and spread to the international
arrivals area, a Kenya Civil Aviation Authority
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