Man who set himself on fire in Mombasa dies
A 27-year-old man, who set himself ablaze in an attempt to take his own life on Thursday, August 17, has passed on. Haki Africa Rapid Response officer Mathias Shipeta said Robert Gituru died at the Coast General Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU) on Friday morning. Shipeta further confirmed that the deceased’s family had arrived in […]
Kasarani: Mob stones city fire engines over delayed response
Angry members of the public stoned fire engines after a delayed response to a fire incident at Kasarani in Nairobi on Sunday, January 8, 2023. A police report seen by K24 Digital indicates that the firefighters from the Nairobi County Government were responding to distress calls from the Maji Mazuri area where a three-bedroom mabati […]
Nairobi: Police launch probe into alleged arson at Our Lady of Mercy Girls High school
Police have launched investigations into the arson incident that happened last night, Wednesday, October 12, 2022, at Our Lady of Mercy Girls High School in Shauri Moyo, Nairobi. The fire occurred in one of the school’s dormitories named Mount Kenya at around 11:20 pm and was started by an unknown person. It was immediately put […]
Embu: Fire razes down house, burns 7 beyond recognition
Ngimari village in Embu County is in mourning after a fire razed down a three-bedroom house killing seven people. In the incident that occurred on the night of Saturday, October 1, 2022, police say, the victims, a father, a mother, two daughters, a son and two grandchildren who were in the house at that time, […]
1-year-old baby severely burnt in Mwiki
A one-year-old baby was on Tuesday, September 27, 2022, severely burnt after the mattress in the Mwiki apartment where the toddler was left caught fire while the mother was away at the market. The child was saved by other tenants who rushed her to Mama Lucy hospital as the mother was not yet back at […]
Property of unknown value destroyed by fire in Mathare
Property of unknown value was on Wednesday, August 31 2022, engulfed by fire along Juja road in the Kampala area, Mathare. The fire is suspected to have been caused by a candle in one of the fifty houses which were destroyed. Nairobi Metropolitan Service(NMS) firefighters rushed to contain the fire after officers on patrol raised an […]
Man succumbs to burns after setting self, 2-year-old daughter on fire inside car
A 34-year-old man succumbed to burns after setting a car he was riding on Sunday with his daughter and wife at Nasra Estate, Njiru, Nairobi County. Police say the man identified as Denis Musyoka was in a heated disagreement with his estranged wife Elizabeth before the incident happened. It is alleged that he had been […]