JKIA's International Departures Section Closed After Night Fire Incident

Operations have been disrupted on a section of the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) following Wednesday night fire incident.

In a statement, the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) says it has temporarily closed Terminal 1C after the 11:44 pm fire incident.

KAA further says that the fire was caused by a baggage belt system malfunction.

The agency has also confirmed that all the passengers and staff at the affected terminal were evacuated safely by the airport’s fire team. It also says no injuries were reported throughout the incident.

Terminal 1C handles international departures and its flight operations have since been moved to the adjacent Terminal 1B.

KAA says the terminal will be reopened as soon as the damage caused by the fire is fixed.

“We regret any inconvenience caused by this incident and would like to assure the general public that we are working to ensure that Terminal 1C is reopened for normal operations as soon as possible,” the authority says.