At least 2 killed, 165 injured in fire from gas explosion in Kenya’s Nairobi: Report

The fire in Nairobi’s Embakasi neighbourhood, started just before midnight at a gas refilling company, whose building was badly damaged.

A firefighter gathers at the scene of an explosion at a makeshift gas cylinder refilling depot in Nairobi. Credit: Reuters Photo

Nairobi: A fire resulting from a gas explosion in Kenya’s capital Nairobi killed two people and injured at least 165, a local newspaper said on Friday, citing police.

The fire in Nairobi’s Embakasi neighbourhood, started just before midnight at a gas refilling company, whose building was badly damaged, government spokesperson Isaac Mwaura said on social media platform X.

Source: https://www.deccanherald.com/world/fire-from-gas-explosion-in-kenyan-capital-kills-2-injures-at-least-165-media-2876421 

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