A child is among three people killed in a gas explosion in Kenya's capital, Nairobi.
A huge gas blast in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, has killed at least three people and injured nearly 300.
A government spokesperson said, a lorry carrying gas exploded in Embakasi district at about 11"30 p.m. "igniting a huge ball of fire".
Housing, businesses and cars were damaged, with video showing a huge blaze raging close to blocks of flats.
The area has been cordoned off and an investigation is under way into the cause of the explosion.
The BBC understands that at least one person, a guard at the site, has been arrested over the incident.
A child was among those who died.
Embakasi police chief Wesley Kimeto, said the death toll could rise.
According to the authorities, some 271 people were taken to hospital, including at least 25 children.
Nairobi county Governor Sakaja Johnson said many of these people had been treated and sent home, but at least 39 have been sent to other facilities - some with critical injuries.
A further 27 people were treated on site for non-life-threatening injuries.
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