104 people perish after fuel tanker explodes in Nigeria

A graphic representation of a fire incident. PHOTO/@KenyaRedCross/X

A fuel tanker exploded overnight in northern Nigeria killing at least 104 people who rushed to the scene of the accident to collect leaking petrol. The fire engulfed the overturned vehicle, which had been cordoned off by officers after it crashed, the police told the BBC. A hundred other people injured in the explosion have […]

Ngong: 3 siblings burnt beyond recognition in home fire, 1 escapes

Robert Mugabe died while receiving treatment in Singapore, where he was flown to in April this year. [PHOTO | COURTESY]

Three children have died in a fire incident that guttered their mabati house in the Kirarapon area in Ngong, Kajiado County. The siblings including a girl and two boys aged 7 months, 2 years and 7 years respectively were burnt beyond recognition with a 4-year-old girl escaping by a whiskey after being rescued by well-wishers […]

Muranga: Six family members die in fire incident

Police in Murang’a county are investigating a case where six family members from Kandara perished in a fire incident in the wee hours of Sunday morning. Margaret Wambui, aged 60, her three daughters and two grandchildren were burned beyond recognition after the fire gutted down their house. According to the neighbours, they heard screams coming […]