One person injured as property of unknown value goes up in flames in Kismayo

One person suffered severe burns and Property worth thousands of US dollars was reduced to ashes after fire razed down shop on Tuesday morning.

The inferno is said to have started from a store and spread to adjacent shops.

The shop was made of wooden and iron sheets making the fire to spread faster.

Mohamed Ali Farah, one of the traders who had his stall full of furniture said an explosion was heard moments before the fire broke out, and it is suspected to  have been an electrical fault.

The fire fighters in collaboration with the traders helped to extinguish the fire despite the wind which caused the fire to spread.

He said the fire then fast spread in the area and could not be contained by the traders who were present.

“The rate at which the fire spread was quite shocking. By the time the fire brigade arrived almost whole shop had been razed,” said Farah.

The local government has dispatched fire engine to help contain the fire.

This is the first time the market has experienced fire incidences since it was build.