{"id":49898,"date":"2024-02-02T14:45:54","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T14:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/2-dead-222-injured-in-gas-explosion-in-kenya-s-capital\/"},"modified":"2024-02-02T14:45:49","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T14:45:49","slug":"2-dead-222-injured-in-gas-explosion-in-kenya-s-capital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/2-dead-222-injured-in-gas-explosion-in-kenya-s-capital\/","title":{"rendered":"2 dead, 222 injured in gas explosion in Kenya&#8217;s capital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Government Spokesman Isaac Mwaura said the fire, which started at around 11:30 p.m. Thursday local time (2030 GMT), was caused by a truck loaded with gas cylinders that exploded, igniting a huge fireball that spread to a warehouse and a neighborhood nearby.<\/p>\n<p>A flying gas cylinder hit a garments and textiles warehouse, burning it down, Mwaura said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>He said the fire also damaged several vehicles and commercial properties, including many small and medium-sized businesses, in the Embakasi neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sadly, residential houses in the neighborhood also caught fire, with a good number of residents still inside as it was late at night,&#8221; Mwaura added.<\/p>\n<p>Embakasi police commander Wesley Kimeto confirmed the death toll, saying one adult and a minor had died in the hospital, and that the number of casualties may increase later.<\/p>\n<p>A video posted on social media showed a huge fire raging close to blocks of flats.<\/p>\n<p>The Kenya Red Cross Society said a total of 271 individuals have been successfully evacuated to several health facilities in Nairobi.<\/p>\n<p>The latest incident came after a fire broke out on Tuesday night near a local stadium in downtown Nairobi, injuring four people. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-63280\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/okay_-2.jpg\" alt=\"Firefighters work at the site of a fire resulting from a gas explosion in the Embakasi neighborhood in Nairobi, Kenya, Feb. 2, 2024.  At least two people were killed and 222 others injured in an inferno resulting from a gas explosion in the capital of Kenya here, an official confirmed on Friday morning.  Government Spokesman Isaac Mwaura said the fire, which started at around 11:30 p.m. Thursday local time (2030 GMT), was caused by a truck loaded with gas cylinders that exploded, igniting a huge fireball that spread to a warehouse and a neighborhood nearby. 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