Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Kenya: Fire shuts down main airport

(Reuters) - A fire engulfed Kenya's main airport on Wednesday, forcing the suspension of international passenger flights and choking a vital travel gateway to east Africa.

The blaze lit up the early morning sky, the billowing clouds of black smoke engulfing the terminal buildings visible from miles away.

The intense heat repeatedly drove back firefighters who battled for five hours to put out the fire, the worst on record at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi - east

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