Fire outbreak at Nairobi international airport

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Yesterday, fire engulfed Kenya's main airport; Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, choking a vital travel and trade gateway to east Africa.

"The fire started at a very central part of the airport and this made access difficult. But we have closed the airport indefinitely as we try to contain the fire."

Hundreds of passengers were stranded outside the airport, which was cordoned off to keep the public out.

Firefighters struggled to contain the blaze, which started early in the morning in the immigration section of the departure lounge and spread to the international arrivals area, officials said.

Airlines are expected to divert flights to Mombasa and to neighbouring countries including in Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda.
 
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