Fire engulfs Jomo Kenyatta airport in Nairobi – in pictures

People watch dense black smoke billowing from Jomo Kenyatta international airport in Nairobi, Kenya, early on Wednesday, 7 August. The Kenya Airports Authority said the airport has been closed until further notice so that emergency teams can battle the fire, which has ripped through the arrivals hall Photograph: AP

The fire has forced the closure of Jomo Kenyatta international airport Photograph: AP

A police officer watches as the fire engulfs the international arrivals hall at Jomo Kenyatta international airport Photograph: Sayyid Azim/AP

Fire engines outside the arrivals hall at Jomo Kenyatta international airport Photograph: Sayyid Azim/AP

Police officers look on helplessly as the fire burns. Black smoke that billowed skyward was visible across much of Nairobi as emergency teams battled the blaze. All inbound flights were rerouted Photograph: Sayyid Azim/AP

Onlookers watch as black smoke and flames billow from the international arrivals hall at Jomo Kenyatta international airport Photograph: Segeni Ngethe/AP

Heavy smoke rises from the main building with fire crews inside Photograph: Lu Xianlan /Rex Features

Smoke can be seen rising from the Jomo Kenyatta international airport from much of Nairobi Photograph: Dai Kurokawa/EPA

Travellers with suitcases stand on a pavement outside the airport Photograph: Sayyid Azim/AP