Officials are investigating the cause of a fire that burnt at least ten cars at garages along Wanyee Road, Dagoretti Corner area, Nairobi.
Police and owners at the premises said the fire broke out on Friday night from one of the garages before spreading to the neighboring ones.
Owners of the affected cars were counting losses after witnessing the wreckages of the vehicles.
All the cars had been brought there for repairs, Nairobi police boss Adamson Bungei said adding they are yet to establish the cause of the fire.
According to police, at the first garage, three Subarus were reduced to ashes.
At another garage, a Landcruiser V8, one Nissan B14 and one Nissan B12 were affected.
According to police, two spraying pumps and a Mitsubishi Pajero were also damaged in the fire.
A Toyota Town Ace, VW Toureg and Toyota Landcruiser were also damaged in another garage in the incident.
Fire engines from the county rushed to the scene and joined locals who had been fighting to contain the spread.
Officials from the county, police and Kenya Power met at the garage on Monday to investigate the cause of the fire that caused the loss of cars worth millions of shillings.
Police said no life was involved in the incident.
Meanwhile, a six-month-old baby was killed in a fire incident in Athi River, Machakos County.
The baby and her 17-year-old mother had been trapped in the house where they stayed before being rescued by locals.
The baby succumbed minutes after the rescue, police said
Police said the mother had almost 70 percent burns and was admitted to hospital.
“She has almost 70 percent of burns which we deem serious and life-threatening but we hope for the best,” said a police officer who attended the scene.
The cause of the fire was not immediately known but police said they are investigating the tragedy.
