Fire erupts at JKIA
A fire broke out at a section of the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) grassland along the Airport North Road on Friday, February 21, 2025.
Confirming the incident, Kenya Red Cross stated that efforts to put off the fire and contain it are currently ongoing.
The cause of the fire is still unknown.
“Emergency response teams are on-site battling a grassland fire inside JKIA, along Airport North Road, Nairobi County. Efforts are underway to contain the blaze and prevent further spread,” the statement by Kenya Red Cross reads in parts.
Multiple reports indicated that the fire which razed across the land consuming the section towards 75 Airport-North Road began on Friday evening.
KAA responds
Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) has since issued a statement maintaining that a coordinated response team, was working diligently to contain the situation.
The airports authority also assured the public that the fire is confined to non-operational grassland areas and has not affected any critical infrastructure or operational zones of the airport.
“The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) is actively managing a fire incident currently affecting a section of the grassland surrounding Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).
A coordinated response team, including the KAA Airport Rescue & Fire Fighting Service, the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) and Nairobi County Fire Unit, is working diligently to contain the situation,” KAA said.
They also assured that airport activities including flight schedules, passenger processing and cargo handling remained unaffected.
