Not less than two folks had been killed and greater than 200 injured in an enormous hearth when a truck laden with gasoline exploded within the Kenyan capital Nairobi.
The explosion ignited a “big ball of fireside that unfold broadly”, authorities spokesperson Isaac Maigua Mwaura mentioned on Friday.
“Consequently, the inferno additional broken a number of automobiles and business properties, together with many small and medium sized companies,” he posted on X, including that “residential homes within the [neighbourhood] additionally caught hearth, with a superb variety of residents nonetheless inside because it was late at evening”.
Earlier, the Kenyan Purple Cross had reported almost 300 injured.
The fireplace broke out on Thursday evening within the Embakasi neighbourhood southeast of the capital.
Police cordoned off the affected space, however some folks may very well be seen amassing their belongings and surveying the harm. Firefighters had been nonetheless working to manage the blaze.
“The scene has now been secured and a command [centre] is now in place to assist coordinate rescue operations and different intervention efforts,” mentioned Mwaura.