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Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - Firemen fight a blaze following a series of explosions in the Embakasi area of Nairobi. — AFP pic
NAIROBI, Feb 2 — At least two people were killed and more than 200 injured in a massive fire when a truck laden with gas exploded in the Kenyan capital, a government spokesman said today.
The explosion ignited a “huge ball of fire that spread widely”, Isaac Maigua Mwaura said on social media platform X.
“Consequently, the inferno further damaged several vehicles and commercial properties, including many small and medium sized businesses,” he said, adding that “residential houses in the neighbourhood also caught fire, with a good number of residents still inside as it was late at night.”
At least two people died from their injuries and another 222 were rushed to various hospitals in the capital, the government spokesman said.
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Earlier, the Kenya Red Cross had reported nearly 300 injured.
At around 7.00am local time (12.00pm Malaysian time), firefighters were still working to bring the blaze under control, according to an AFP journalist.
Large columns of black smoke were seen billowing from the area even as police secured the scene.
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‘Huge explosion’
The fire broke out late last night in the Embakasi neighbourhood southeast of the capital.
Images broadcast by local media showed a huge fireball close to several homes.
According to an AFP journalist, many houses and vehicles were burned.
“We were in the house and heard a huge explosion,” James Ngoge, who lives across the street from where the fire broke out, told AFP.
“The whole building was shaken by a huge tremor, it felt like it was going to collapse. At first, we didn’t even know what was happening, it was like an earthquake.
“I have a business on the road that was completely destroyed.”
Many of the area’s residents spent the night outside.
Police have cordoned off the affected area, but some people could be seen collecting their belongings and surveying the damage.
“The scene has now been secured and a command centre is now in place to help coordinate rescue operations and other intervention efforts,” said Mwaura.
In 2018, a fire at Nairobi’s Gikomba market killed 15 people and injured at least 70. — AFP
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