NAIROBI, KENYA: A fire broke out at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi on Wednesday night and disrupted operations for hours. Officials said the fire broke out at about 11.44pm at JKIA Terminal 1C’s Check-inn counters 7 and 8. It has since been contained The Kenya Airports Authority links the cause of the fire to a baggage belt system malfunction. Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) added that Terminal 1C (T1C) was temporarily cordoned off and it’s flight operations moved to Terminal 1B (T1B).
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“All passengers and staff at the terminal were evacuated safely and the fire contained by the airport’s fire team. No injuries were reported during the incident,” said the authority. KAA said they are working to ensure that Terminal 1C is reopened for normal operations as soon as possible.Related Topics
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