AFP
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 Nairobi on Thursday evening.
Government spokesman Isaac Maigua Mwaura said on social media platform X that the explosion ignited a "huge ball of fire that spread widely".
"Consequently, the inferno further damaged several vehicles and commercial properties, including many small and medium-sized businesses," he said.
Mwaura says residential houses in the neighborhood also caught fire, with many residents still inside, as it was late at night.
He says at least two people died from their injuries and another 222 were rushed to various hospitals in the capital.
Earlier, the Kenya Red Cross had reported nearly 300 injured.
