Nakuru residents exposed as fire trucks grounded over debt, repairs

Eldama Ravine residents gather around the damaged fire engine involved in a road accident along the Nakuru-Eldoret highway. The vehicle has since been detained at DT Dobie. [PHOTO: KIPSANG JOSEPH/STANDARD]

Nakuru, Kenya: Uncertainty looms in Nakuru town after two fire engines were grounded, leaving residents exposed in the event of fire outbreaks.

A motor vehicle dealer is said to have detained one of the fire engines over an unpaid debt while the other vehicle is grounded at Central Police Station after being impounded by police for being unroadworthy.