Fire engulfs shopping complex in Nairobi CBD

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Fire engulfs shopping complex in Nairobi CBD

Property worth millions of shillings has been destroyed in an early morning fire at Sunbeam Shopping Complex along Mfangano Street in Nairobi CBD.

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