Major Fire at Nairobi Airport Wednesday Aug 7,2013

A massive fire destroyed the arrivals hall at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport,Nairobi,Kenya on Wednesday Aug 7,2013 forcing the closure of East Africa's largest airport and the rerouting of all inbound flights.

The fire gutted the international arrivals hall, where passengers pass through immigration and retrieve their luggage

The Kenya Airports Authority closed Jomo Kenyatta International Airport until further notice and Inbound flights were diverted to the coastal city of Mombasa.The Nairobi airport is the busiest in East Africa, and its closure is likely to affect flights throughout the region

Dark black smoke that shot skyward was visible across much of Nairobi as emergency teams battled the blaze



Note
The fire broke out on the 15th anniversary of the U.S. Embassy bombings in Nairobi and neighboring Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, but there were no immediate signs of terrorism