A huge blaze started by UK soldiers in Kenya who were cooking last night has killed five elephants of an endangered species.
A photo of a British soldier admitting to killing the elephants has caused an uproar on social media after it made rounds both in Kenya and in the UK.
“Two months in Kenya later and we’ve only got eight days left. Been good, caused a fire, killed an elephant and feel terrible about it but hey-ho, when in Rome,” he wrote in a Snapchat post.
The photo is believed to be in reference to an inferno from last week. Kenyans expressed disappointment in the matter calling out the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) to take action.
The fire that has raged over 8,000 acres of the Lolldaiga training area in Nanyuki has prompted investigations by the British Army.
The 50,000-acre Loldaiga reserve is home to a wide range of wildlife to more than 400 species of birds as well as rare Grevy’s zebra, leopards, and wild dogs.
The UK’s Ministry of Defense confirmed the incident noting that nobody was hurt.
“We can confirm there has been a fire during a UK-Kenya-led exercise on Kenya and that investigations are ongoing. All personnel have been accounted for and now our priority is to urgently assist the local community if they have been impacted.”
- Huge fire started by British soldiers
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