Kenya: Two Sisters Die in Thika Town Inferno, 27 Left Homeless

14 November 2014

Two sisters were burnt to death and 27 people left homeless after a gas explosion caused an inferno in Ofafa/TODC estate in Thika town, Kiambu county early Friday morning.

Majengo Assistant Chief Joseph Irungu Macharia said the fire erupted in one house after the occupants came home drunk. He said it quickly spread to other housing units forcing occupants to jump out, some half naked.

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