As many as 47 people were missing and feared dead today after a blaze that destroyed a supermarket in Kenyan capital Nairobi, according to DPA. Kenyan authorities, who only began searching the ruins of the building on today morning, two days after the blaze, said they had found 15 charred bodies so far. The Kenyan Red Cross said it had registered the names of 47 missing people - five of them members of staff - and was counselling their families. The fire broke out on Wednesday afternoon and quickly engulfed the busy downtown branch of Nakumatt, a popular supermarket chain. The blaze appeared to break out quickly, trapping many people on the upper floor of the supermarket. Some survivors reported hearing explosions, believed to be from gas cylinders, as the flames raced through the building.
