Residents of Muhoroni, Kisumu County are coming to terms with a tragedy that hit them on Christmas Day, after a fire burnt a section of the town and killed a young couple.
The couple identified as Trizah Naomi (25) and Abdi Ibrahim (21), are said to have been sleeping in one of the shops, when the fire burnt them inside around 5am on Sunday, December 25.
According to a resident who spoke to TUKO.co.ke,
the deadly fire also destroyed several, shops, a hotel, salons and a
Coca-Cola depot.
The resident said before the fire started the town had a blackout for hours.
Trizah leaves behind one child, her body was taken to the Catholic Mission hospital mortuary.
Abdi was buried on Monday, December 26, at the Muslim cemetery in Muhoroni town.
The cause of the fire is yet to be known with police said to have launched investigations.