Businesses along Luthuli Avenue remained closed on Wednesday morning as police maintained a presence to prevent looting following a fire that broke out at one of the buildings on Tuesday.
The blaze, which engulfed a building housing several electronics shops, brought normal operations along the busy Nairobi CBD street to a standstill.
Shops at Luthuli Avenue closed as police hold back crowds that had begun looting shops after a fire broke out at one of the buildings /JACKTONE LAWIOn Wednesday, firefighters managed to rescue some of the property.
A huge crowd gathered at the scene where the fire already destroyed a considerable part of the building.
The cause of the fire has not yet been established.
by PERPETUA ETYANG
