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Villagers recount recovery gone awry before gas tanker explosion

Villagers thronged the scene and assessed the damage caused by the fire. [George Njunge, Standard]

Residents of the sleepy Kamirithu and Tharuni villages counted themselves lucky to be alive after the explosion of a liquefied petroleum gas tanker on Maai Mahiu road on Sunday.

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