Fire Razes Down Kongowea Market in Mombasa.
Traders at Kongowea Market in Nyali, Mombasa County were left counting losses after fire razed down their stalls on the night of Monday, July 5.
Videos showed intense flames engulfing the market in the middle of the night.
Businesspeople who arrived at the market in the morning could not salvage any of their properties that were destroyed in the night fire
Mombasa County authorities have not yet established what time the fire broke out.
Thousands of traders operate from the market which also sells vegetables and fruits.
In January 2020 a fire broke out at the market and destroyed the second-hand clothes section, which hosted over 100 tailors and several food kiosks.
Firefighters from the county were joined by teams from the Kenya Ports Authority and K...