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At least three dead, over 270 injured in huge fire in Kenyan capital

By AFP At least three people were killed and more than 270 injured in a massive fire when a truck laden with gas exploded in the Kenyan capital, police said Friday. Firefighters managed to bring the blaze under control by around 9:00 am (0600 GMT), more than nine hours after it erupted, according to an AFP journalist at the scene. The explosion ignited a “huge ball of fire that spread widely”, government spokesman Isaac Maigua Mwaura posted on X. “Consequently, the inferno further damaged several vehicles and commercial properties, including many small and medium sized businesses,” he said. “Sadly, residential houses in the neighbourhood also caught fire, with a good number of residents still inside as it was late at […]

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