Property estimated to be worth millions of shillings was destroyed on Monday night as a fierce fire gutted down a hardware shop in Nanyuki town.
The Modsan Hardware that mostly specializes with paints and construction equipments caught fire at around 10 pm.
The cause of the fire could not be established.
The owners refused to open the doors to facilitate ease in putting off the fire on suspicion that members of the public who were present could loot.
Fire engines from the Laikipia county government and the Laikipia Airbase had a rough time putting the fire off and spent five hours.
However they managed to protect the fire to spread to neighbouring buildings.
The owners could not be reached for comments as everyone was kept at bay by private security officers.