{{Kenya Detectives pursuing the cause of the Wednesday fire that destroyed the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport international arrivals section will release a preliminary report today.}}
officials said they are compiling a report on what they think caused the fire and that it would be handed over to President Uhuru Kenyatta.
“The experts who are leading the probe will hand over their preliminary report to indicate the source and cause of the fire,” said a senior informed official, adding that they so far think the fire was the result of either accident or arson.
This was after Kenya Power officials ruled out electrical faults as the cause of the fire, saying all their circuits were intact.
Uhuru also announced the fire was not the result of terrorism as he ordered the restructuring of the security command at the airport to come under one commander.
Stern warning
“We can now confirm there was no element of a terror incident in this fire. There is no evidence of an explosion or an improvised explosive device. This was a simple fire gone bad,” he said on Friday. He also warned that anyone found culpable would be dealt with.
FBI detectives who joined the probe said there was no form of terrorism. Two US military fire experts are assisting local investigators, and the US is also providing immigration equipment to help restore regular international service.
Police are also viewing CCTV footage of events before and after the first fire was reported.
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