Huge gas explosion and fire kills at least 3, injures hundreds in Kenyan capital

 Huge gas explosion and fire kills at least 3, injures hundreds in Kenyan capital

At least three people were killed and 280 others injured in an Agas explosion at an unlicensed cooking gas bottling factory in Kenya's capital on Thursday evening, authorities said. The fire broke out in Nairobi's Embakasi area around 11:30pm when a gas truck exploded. "Then a huge fireball broke out and spread far and wide," government spokesperson Isaac Maigua Mwaura said in a social media post.

Video posted on social media shows the explosion causing a huge fireball. CNN cannot independently verify the footage. Mwaura said homes, businesses and cars were damaged in the explosion and the ensuing inferno. “As a result, three fellow Kenyans unfortunately lost their lives while undergoing treatment at  Nairobi West Hospital,” Mwaura said. Expand article logo Read more "In addition,  280 other  Kenyans have been injured in the fire so far." Read More..!