A trader salvages a crate of soda as fire engulfs the Deep Sea slum in the Parklands area of Kenya's capital Nairobi, March 8, displacing thousands of residents.

Residents retreat as fire engulfs the Deep Sea slum in the Parklands area of Kenya's capital Nairobi on March 8, displacing thousands of residents.

Residents attempt to extinguish fire engulfing the Deep Sea slum in the Parklands area of Kenya's capital Nairobi, on Tuesday, March 8.

A woman cries as firefighters arrive to extinguish fire engulfing the Deep Sea slum in the Parklands area of Kenya's capital Nairobi, on March 8, displacing thousands of residents.