11: 00 AM: 9 bodies in nearby residential houses yet to be retrieved, authorities confirm.
10: 30 AM: A help desk has also been established at the Kenyatta National Hospital.
10: 00 AM: Kenyatta National Hospital management set to issue a statement over the causalities admitted at the facility.
9: 55 AM: The fire is suspected to have started from a timber yard
9:40 AM: Multiple agencies coordinating in the search and rescue mission including KDF and NYS.
9: 20 AM: A command center has been established at the Gikomba Market. Missing person to be reported at the center.
9:10 AM: Rescue mission still ongoing at the scene. Reports indicate that eight adults have died including a child.
9: 00 AM: According to St John Ambulance, at least 9 people are feared dead and more than 58 injured. Casualties have been taken to Kenyatta National Hospital and other city hospitals.
A section of Gikomba market has been destroyed in an early morning fire. The cause of the fire is yet to be established although police have already launched investigations into the matter. The fire is said to have spread to nearby residential houses.