A Liquefied Petroleum Gas tanker burst into flames near Fedha Estate matatu stage in Embakasi South Constituency, Nairobi County.
Photos and video clips from the incident obtained by Kenyans.co.ke showed a huge smoke engulfing the lorry at around midday on Monday, June 3.
Reports further indicated that the driver of the tanker vanished abandoning the burning lorry. He initially alerted people nearby of a gas leak and asked them to vacate.
The number of casualties was yet to be determined while the police and firefighters were yet to arrive at the scene. It is, however, believed that a matatu driver succumbed after failing to escape on time.
Immediately after the blast occurred, a number of area residents and business people could be seen milling around the scene.
Motorists and residents were, as a result, advised to evacuate from the area immediately for their safety.
The cause of the blast or the value of the damaged property is yet to be determined.
The explosion comes days after victims of another blast in Embakasi East that claimed 12 lives sued government agencies.
The blast, which took place in February and left several people nursing injuries, saw households moved to social halls after their homes were also affected.
Among the agencies that were sued included the National Environment Management Authority, the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority, and the County Government of Nairobi.
The Attorney General, Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Cabinet Secretary for Energy, and the owner of the gas tanker that exploded were also mentioned as interested parties.
The petitioners claimed that the respondents had awarded operating licenses and approvals to the tanker to operate and had failed to take necessary action after the blast occurred.
