Jambo, we would like to confirm that at approximately 2344HRS last night, we had a fire incident at JKIA Terminal 1C’s Check-inn counters 7 and 8 caused by a baggage belt system malfunction. 1/4

4:17 AM - Apr 4, 2019

A terminal at Kenya's largest airport has been shut down after a fire broke out on Wednesday night.

The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) says the blaze at Terminal 1C of the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport was caused by a malfunction in baggage-belt system, stopping operations at two check-in counters.

The agency says all passengers and staff were evacuated and the blaze contained by the airport's fire-fighting team.

No-one was injured in the incident.

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All passengers and staff at the terminal were evacuated safely and the fire contained by the airport’s fire team. No injuries were reported during the incident. 2/4

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Terminal 1C (T1C) has since been temporarily cordoned off and it’s flight operations moved to Terminal 1B (T1B). 3/4

4:18 AM - Apr 4, 2019

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 We regret any inconvenience cased by this incident and would like to assure the general public that we are working to ensure that Terminal 1C is reopened for normal operations as soon as possible. 4/4

4:24 AM - Apr 4, 2019

The incident comes barely a week after KAA said it had overhauled its firefighting services and commissioned two fire trucks at the airport.

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 As technology in aircraft production increases other sectors of the industry like fire cover must also find updated technology that can serve the demand of the industry - MD KAA.

11:38 AM - Mar 28, 2019