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Traders are counting millions of losses after a fire gutted a section of Gikomba market on June 21, 2026. [Kanyiri Wahito, Standard]
Hundreds of traders are counting losses worth millions of shillings after an inferno ripped through Gikomba Market in the early hours of Sunday.
According to traders, the fire broke out at around 4 am and quickly engulfed stalls and merchandise as they watched helplessly. The cause of the fire remains unknown.
It is alleged that two people — an elderly man and a woman — lost their lives in the incident. Witnesses said the two died from suffocation caused by heavy smoke.
