Voice of America: Fighting Fire in Nairobi with Just One Fire Engine

Voice of America Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries

Fighting Fire in Nairobi with Just One Fire Engine Jul 12th 2013, 22:11, by webdesk@voanews.com (Gabe Joselow) The growing population of Kenya's capital, Nairobi, seems to be outpacing the capacity of the city's emergency services.  The city's fire department is overstretched, and residents are taking steps to fend for themselves.   When houses burn in the Blue Estate neighborhood of Nairobi, anyone can become a firefighter.   There is no fire station, and there are no hydrants.  So residents battle the blaze with buckets of water and desperate determination.   And even ... Media files: 767849DD-953F-4C19-B376-09386513F54A_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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