Kenyans react on social media to news that fire razed Nairobi's Gikomba Market

A fire has destroyed property worth millions in Nairobi’s Gikomba Market.

No casualties have been reported and efforts to contain the fire are still ongoing.

The fire is said to have started at around 3:00 am on Friday.

The incident has displaced many traders who rely on the market as Gikomba is one of the biggest open-air markets in the region.

Some of the traders managed to save part of their stock, but a huge part of the goods kept in stores at night were consumed by the inferno.

Kenyans took to social media to respond to the news:

Kindly stop politicizing Gikomba fire menance , it's painful to all of us irregardless of our political divide. #IstandwithGikombatraders— martin jacobs (@omollojunior7) October 6, 2017

this is the saddest thing i've read, someone maybe is selling products to pay off their loans and wakes up to this? so sad. Gikomba

— script_ (@Slim_chevy) October 6, 2017

At times my only wish is kenya tuwe na our own oliver queen who will clean up our messed up country sorry to those affected at gikomba..— st3v3 (@dayraytu) October 6, 2017

Maze na kesho nilikua niende Gikomba kubuy jersey jooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!— Self-made (@EugineKapwone) October 6, 2017

However i want chiloba out Gikomba fire is not and has never been political. The frequency need to be addressed

— Truth (@isah_iah) October 6, 2017

Quite sorry something should be done we need a full functioning fire control kit along gikomba shaurimoyo juakali bama, and blue estate area— kelvin champs. (@KibikiKiriha) October 6, 2017

@UKenyatta I know that you can see this tweet. Please help your people in Gikomba market. Those are livelihood's now without Jobs. #Gikomba

— TeamTaylorKE???????? (@TaylorEightySix) October 6, 2017

Maybe God loves us so much. Have u been to Gikomba during the day? What if the fire had started during the day?Modern market place is needed

— Sharon (@jesang_) October 6, 2017