Photos: Massive fire at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi
August 7, 2013
Onlookers watch as black smoke billows from the international arrival unit of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013. A massive fire engulfed the arrivals hall at Kenya's main international airport early Wednesday, forcing East Africa's largest airport to close and the rerouting of all inbound flights. (AP Photo/Segeni Ngethe) ( Kenya Airport Fire )
Policemen look at the fire near the international arrivals unit of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013. A massive fire engulfed the arrivals hall at Kenya's main international airport early Wednesday, forcing East Africa's largest airport to close and the rerouting of all inbound flights. Dark black smoke that billowed skyward was visible across much of Nairobi as emergency teams battled the blaze. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim) ( Kenya Airport Fire )
Black smoke billows from the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013. The Kenya Airports Authority said the Kenya's main international airport has been closed until further notice so that emergency teams can battle the fire. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim) ( Kenya Airport Fire )
Firefighters shoot a water canon to control a blaze outside the burning Jomo Kenyatta International airport in Nairobi on August 7, 2013. A massive fire shut down Nairobi's international airport today with flights diverted to regional cities as firefighters battled to put out the blaze in east Africa's biggest transport hub. AFP PHOTO/StringerSTRINGER/AFP/Getty Images ( 521926695 )
President Uhuru Kenyatta, middle, points as he views the fire damage at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, with Inspector General of Police David Kimaiyo, in Police uniform at centre, Nairobi, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013, where they assessed the damage caused by a massive fire earlier Wednesday. A massive fire engulfed the arrivals hall at Kenya's main international airport early Wednesday, forcing East Africa's largest airport to close and the rerouting of all inbound flights. Dark black smoke that billowed skyward was visible across much of Nairobi as emergency teams battled the blaze. (AP Photo) ( Kenya Airport Fire )
Aircrafts are parked as smoke billows from a terminal of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi on August 7, 2013. A massive fire shut down Nairobi's international airport today with flights diverted to regional cities as firefighters battled to put out the blaze in east Africa's biggest transport hub. AFP PHOTO / SIMON MAINA/AFP/Getty Images ( 521924418 )
Black smoke billow from the international arrival unit of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013. A massive fire engulfed the arrivals hall at Kenya's main international airport early Wednesday, forcing East Africa's largest airport to close and the rerouting of all inbound flights. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim) ( Kenya Airport Fire )
Firefighters try to extinguish fire at the international arrivals unit of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim) ( Kenya Airport Fire )
Firefighters put out the fire which gutted the International arrivals area of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi, Kenya, Aug. 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim) ( Kenya Airport Fire )
A combined force of fire fighters, military and police spray water canon at the still smouldering terminal at the Jomo Kenyatta International airport in Nairobi on August 7, 2013. AFP PHOTO / Tony KARUMBA/AFP/Getty Images ( 521926390 )
Stranded passengers wait outside the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi on August 7, 2013. AFP PHOTO / TONY KARUMBATONY KARUMBA/AFP/Getty Images ( 521926784 )
Firefighters try to control a blaze outside the burning Jomo Kenyatta International airport in Nairobi on August 7, 2013. AFP PHOTO/StringerSTRINGER/AFP/Getty Images ( 521926671 )
Stranded passengers wait outside the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi on August 7, 2013. AFP PHOTO /StringerSTRINGER/AFP/Getty Images ( 521926823 )
A policeman stands guard as a fire engulfs the International arrivals hall at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim) ( Kenya Airport Fire )
Firefighters try to extingushi a fire at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013. The massive fire engulfed the arrivals hall at Kenya's main international airport early Wednesday, forcing East Africa's largest airport to close and the rerouting of all inbound flights. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim) ( Kenya Airport Fire )
Armed policemen cordon off the area as fire rages at the international arrivals unit of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim) ( Kenya Airport Fire )
Policemen stand guard as fire rages at the International arrivals unit of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim) ( Kenya Airport Fire )
Firemen climb a ladder as smoke billows from the terminal at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi on August 7, 2013. A massive fire shut down Nairobi's international airport today with flights diverted to regional cities as firefighters battled to put out the blaze in east Africa's biggest transport hub. AFP PHOTO / SIMON MAINA/AFP/Getty Images ( 521924802 )
Stranded passenger wait outside the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi on August 7, 2013 as a massive fire shut down Nairobi's international airport today with flights diverted to regional cities as firefighters battled to put out the blaze in east Africa's biggest transport hub. AFP PHOTO / SIMON MAINA/AFP/Getty Images ( 521924839 )
Stranded passenger wait outside the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi on August 7, 2013 as a massive fire shut down Nairobi's international airport today with flights diverted to regional cities as firefighters battled to put out the blaze in east Africa's biggest transport hub. AFP PHOTO / SIMON MAINA/AFP/Getty Images ( 521924869 )
Black smoke billows from the burning Jomo Kenyatta international airport in Nairobi on August 7, 2013. AFP PHOTO/StringerSTRINGER/AFP/Getty Images ( 521924967 )
A fire fighter walks among the debris after a fire damaged a terminal at the Jomo Kenyatta International airport in Nairobi on August 7, 2013. AFP PHOTO / Tony KARUMBA/AFP/Getty Images ( 521925909 )
A police officer directs traffic away as smokes billows from the Jomo Kenyatta International airport in Nairobi on August 7, 2013. AFP PHOTO / Tony KARUMBA/AFP/Getty Images ( 521925933 )
A fire fighter shoots a water canon at the still smouldering building that houses the international arrivals area that was gutted by an inferno at the Jomo Kenyatta International airport in Nairobi on August 7, 2013. AFP PHOTO / Tony KARUMBA/AFP/Getty Images ( 521926237 )
A combined force of fire fighters, military and police spray water canon at the still smoldering terminal at the Jomo Kenyatta International airport in Nairobi on August 7, 2013. AFP PHOTO / Tony KARUMBA/AFP/Getty Images ( 521926425 )
Kenya Airforce personnel view the damage after fire engulf the international arrivals area of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim) ( Kenya Airport Fire )
Kenyan airport officials view the damage after a fire engulfed the international arrivals area of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, in Nairobi, Kenya, on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim) ( Kenya Airport Fire )
Stranded passengers wait outside the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi on August 7, 2013. AFP PHOTO / StringerSTRINGER/AFP/Getty Images ( 521926808 )
Firefighters and airport officials view the damage caused by a fire at the international arrivals area of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, in Nairobi, Kenya, on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim) ( Kenya Airport Fire )
Stranded passengers wait outside the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi on August 7, 2013. AFP PHOTO /StringerSTRINGER/AFP/Getty Images ( 521926843 )
A soldier stands among the debris after a fire damaged a terminal at the Jomo Kenyatta international airport in Nairobi on August 7, 2013. AFP PHOTO /StringerSTRINGER/AFP/Getty Images ( 521926877 )
Airport staff look at the debris after a fire damaged a terminal at the Jomo Kenyatta international airport in Nairobi on August 7, 2013. A massive fire shut down Nairobi's international airport on Wednesday with flights diverted to regional cities as firefighters battled to put out the blaze in east Africa's biggest transport hub. Dramatic plumes of black smoke billowed out of the main arrivals terminal, but by 9.00 am (0600GMT), some four hours after the blaze broke out, firefighters had succeeded in stemming the raging flames. AFP PHOTO /StringerSTRINGER/AFP/Getty Images ( 521926922 )
The burnt exterior of the Jomo Kenyatta international airport is pictured in Nairobi on August 7, 2013. AFP PHOTO/Lama KABBANI/AFP/Getty Images ( 521927240 )
Fire crews and debris are pictured outside Jomo Kenyatta international airport in Nairobi on August 7, 2013. AFP PHOTO/Lama KABBANI/AFP/Getty Images ( 521927282 )
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