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Gas explosion rocks Mukuru kwa Reuben, kills one 

Mukuru Kwa Reuben explosion fire burnt shacks

Residents of Mukuru kwa Reuben at the site of a fire and gas explosion that killed one child died on October 22, 2024. 

Photo credit: Francis Nderitu | Nation Media Group

By  Steve Otieno

Reporter

Nation Media Group

An illegal power connection at Katoto village in Mukuru Kwa Reuben slum, Nairobi, caused a fire that in turn sparked a gas explosion, killing one.

This was confirmed by Mukuru Kwa Reuben Assistant Chief, Mr Justus Kiema, who said the victim was a four-year-old child. 

Mukuru Kwa Reuben explosion fire burnt shacks

Residents of Mukuru kwa Reuben salvage what remained of their homes after an an electrical fault and gas explosion rocked the slum.

Photo credit: Francis Nderitu | Nation Media Group

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More than 40 houses were torched in the tragedy. 

Mukuru Kwa Reuben explosion fire burnt shacks

Residents of Mukuru kwa Reuben salvage what remained of their homes after an an electrical fault and gas explosion rocked the slum.

Photo credit: Francis Nderitu | Nation Media Group


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