Sonko Rescue Team (SRT) helping to reconstruct houses burnt in Mukuru Kwa Njenga slums, Nairobi, June 14, 2017. [Photo: Mike Sonko]The Sonko Rescue Team (SRT) managed to put off a fire that had started spreading, after it brought down a section f residential structures in Nairobi's Mukuru Kwa Njenga slums.The Wednesday fire saw temporary rental structures built by iron sheets burnt, with no casualties reported.Nairobi senator and gubernatorial hopeful Mike Sonko arrived the scene, where he ensured rescue operations."I take this opportunity to thank SRT for their service and dedication to the people of Nairobi and Kenya at large. Earlier today, our Fire Services responded to and managed to put out an inferno that broke out in Mukuru Kwa Njenga. Luckily, no casualties were reported," Sonko said, Wednesday.He donated blankets, iron sheets, Unga and other foodstuffs, household items, and building materials, to the affected families.The senator however lamented that Fire Stations should be constructed in such slum areas, to respond to such emergencies, instead of waiting for fire engines from the county government, in Nairobi city centre."As a County, we should work to ensure that more Fire Stations are strategically placed to enable quick responses," Sonko who seeks to be governor on a Jubilee Party ticket, said.The incident happened after a seven-storey residential building collapsed in Kware, Pipeline in Embakasi, Monday night, claiming two lives.

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