A massive fire erupted on Thursday, September 4 at the Katani Villas along Katani Road in Syokimau.
The fire, which broke out at around 7:00 PM, consumed seven houses within the gated community.
The Machakos County government deployed its emergency crew and firefighters to help extinguish the fire.
Blaze destroys homes at Katani Villas in Syokimau. Photo: Courtesy.
With the help of Katani residents, the team successfully managed to put out the fire at around 9:30 PM.
The cause of the fire is yet to be established or the extent of property damage.
Moreover, no casualties had been reported from the night fire by the time of this publication.
This comes hours after an inferno erupted at the Mashimoni area in Nairobi’s Kibera Estate, leaving several residents homeless.
The fire, which broke out on Wednesday night, was reportedly caused by an electrical fault.
The Kenya Red Cross Community-Based Disaster Response Team (CBDRT) was deployed to the scene to extinguish the fire.
