What the records say
- When
- 28 Jan 2009
- Kind
- Fire
- Coordinates
- 1.29° S, 36.82° E
- Description
- deadly fire in downtown Nairobi, Kenya
- Deaths
- 29
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
2009 Nakumatt supermarket fire
Deadly fire in downtown Nairobi, Kenya
The 2009 Nakumatt supermarket fire occurred when a supermarket in downtown Nairobi, Kenya, caught fire on 28 January 2009. Twenty-nine remains were located in the rubble of the destroyed Nakumatt supermarket, with police investigating a tip that security guards locked exit doors in an effort to prevent looting.
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