At least two people sustained injuries after a huge fire resulting from the explosion of four fuel tankers in Nakuru East.
The incident in the Barnabas Pipeline area occurred on Saturday dawn, June 14.
The fire spread to two trucks that had parked near the ill-fated tankers.
Emergency response teams from the Nakuru county government showed up in good time to contain the fire.
No fatalities were reported save for the victims of burn injuries at the scene.
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The cause of the explosion was not immediately established, but the witnesses at the scene suspected it was caused by leaks after alleged syphoning of the petroleum products.
The fire and movements around it disrupted traffic on the Nakuru–Nairobi Highway, which was closed for hours as the police controlled the situation; normalcy resumed hours later.
Photos from the scene showed wreckages of heavy tankers and trucks having been damaged irredeemably.
Police were at the scene.
The fire came days after another one in Nairobi, where two vehicles were burnt in the CBD as protestors took to the streets over the murder of blogger Albert Ojwang.
The vehicles were parked outside shops within the CBD along Aga Khan Walk.
In the incident that occurred on Thursday, June 12, the two vehicles were completely destroyed.
Police were yet to establish those responsible for the act at the time of the report, as the videos did not capture how the fire started.
Protestors also destroyed the new dustbins that were recently installed by the Nairobi County Government along various streets in the CBD.
Consequently, anti-riot police were deployed to contain the protestors who were demanding the resignation of Deputy Inspector General of Police Eliud Lagat.
Lagat was the complainant against Albert Ojwang following various posts he had made on social media.
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