Najmanje 15 mrtvih u požaru na pijaci (FOTO/VIDEO)

Najmanje 15 osoba poginulo je, uključujući četvero djece, a 70 povrijeđeno u požaru na pijaci u glavnom gradu Kenije Nairobiju, saopćili su zvaničnici.

Vatra je buknula u drvnom dijelu pijace Gikomba nakon čega se proširila na obližnje objekte, kazao je zvaničnik ministarstva unutrašnjih poslova Kangethe Thuku.

– Ukupno je 15 ljudi poginulo – dodao je Kangethe, prenosi dpa.

At least 9 people feared dead, 58 injured, property worth millions destroyed after a fire outbreak at Nairobi's Gikomba market at 2AM. Victims rushed to KNH.
St John Ambulance at the scene. pic.twitter.com/Y9PxVTP7Wb

— St John Ambulance (@StJohnKenya) June 28, 2018

Požar je izbio u ranim jutarnjim satima, a vatrogaci se još uvijek bore da ga ugase.

Smoke rises from ruins of buildings in Kenya's capital after fire swept through one of Nairobi's largest open air markets, killing 15 people and sending 70 injured to hospitals. https://t.co/4QetX073Ep pic.twitter.com/9CQ1YJKP5R

— ABC News (@ABC) June 28, 2018