Fire caused by gas explosion in Kenya's capital kills at least 3 and injures nearly 300

Blaze apparently caused by an exploding truck reached many residents in their homes overnight.

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00:00 At least three people have been confirmed dead and some 270 injured by an explosion

00:06 in a crowded neighborhood of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. As rescue crews search the devastated

00:11 area for survivors, authorities fear the death toll will continue to rise. The first explosion

00:17 as a truck delivered gas to a business triggered more blasts and set off a fire that swept

00:22 through homes in the Mbakasi district.

00:24 "The fire has reached many houses, many people. Some people have died, some are in hospital."

00:36 The inferno erupted in the early hours of Friday morning as residents slept in their

00:40 beds. Witnesses spoke of people fleeing in panic amid concerns that others remained trapped

00:46 inside buildings. As investigators try to establish the exact cause of the disaster,

00:52 the proximity of industrial buildings to homes in the area is likely to come under scrutiny,

00:57 as well as whether building regulations had been strictly enforced.

01:01 "We are trying to figure out what caused the fire. We are trying to figure out what

01:06 caused the fire. We are trying to figure out what caused the fire. We are trying to figure