Over 100 people are killed in a petrol pipeline explosion in the Lunga-Lunga township area in the industrial area of Nairobi.


At least 70 people have been killed in a petrol pipeline explosion and subsequent fire in the Lunga-Lunga township area in the industrial part of Nairobi, Kenya. According to firefighters, people had apparently been siphoning off petrol from a burst main in the general market area when a nearby fire sparked an explosion and subsequent fire. Red Cross team members work to remove the remains from the scene of the explosion and subsequent fire.


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Location: Lunga Lunga Road, Industrial Area, Nairobi, Kenya
Photo credit: © George Philipas / Alamy / Afripics
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