Around midnight, a truck caused “a huge fireball which spread widely” in the Embakasi district.
At least three people were killed and 271 others injured in a massive fire caused by a gas explosion overnight from Thursday to Friday in Nairobi.
According to authorities, a truck “charged with gas exploded, causing a huge fireball that spread widely” in Embakasi, a district of the Kenyan capital. The fire, which generated huge columns of black smoke, damaged several vehicles and commercial properties.
After several hours, the fire, which broke out around midnight and mobilized numerous firefighters, was brought under control around 9 a.m. Many residents of the area spent the night outside. Rescue operations are still underway.