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Shock as borehole drilling produces fire geyser followed by a water jet at Patel Coffee Farm, Nakuru

15th December, 2019

<style type="text/css">p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 20.1px; font: 15.0px 'Microsoft Sans Serif'} </style> Workers At The Expansive Patel Coffee Estate In Solai Nakuru County Scampered For Safety After A Borehole They Were Drilling Produced Natural Gas Alongside A High-Pressure Stream Of Water. The Natural Gas Ignited In Form Of A Furious Fire Geyser Shooting Nearly Four Meters High. The Workers Immediately Retreated From The Scene And Evacuated Their Equipment. The Farm Management Alerted Local Authorities Among Them Rongai Deputy County Commissioner Julis Kavita And Sub County Police Commander Richard Rotich. Nakuru County Police Commander Stephen Matu Said The Police Have Condoned The Area To Avoid Injuries.

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