A significant fire erupted in Tassia Estate, Embakasi, on the evening of Tuesday, August 26, stemming from informal housing units and rapidly spreading. Response teams, including the Nairobi fire department, were deployed.

• The fire appeared to originate from one of the informal housing units, with preliminary reports suggesting a gas explosion as the cause.
• The Kenya Red Cross confirmed the incident, stating that response teams were at the scene.
• No casualties were reported immediately, but several structures, primarily made of iron sheets and wood, were consumed by the inferno.
• Tassia Area has a history of fire incidents, including a **seven-month-old** baby's death on August 18 and six people injured in March 2025, often linked to gas explosions.