Large fire caused by gas explosion injures nearly 300 people in Nairobi. 271 people evacuated to different health facilities, Red Cross says.
27 other people treated on site in Embakasi, a district of the capital. A previous report given by the regional police commander of the Kenyan capital, Adamson Bungei, reported at least 165 injured. The company was filling gas cylinders when a fire broke out and several people were injured and rushed to hospital. The building housing the company is seriously damaged.