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Embakasi gas filling plant permit was rejected several times, says EPRA

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An LPG exploded at around 1130hrs at Mradi,Embakasi.[Wilberforce Okwiri,Standard]

The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority(EPRA) now says the Liquefied Petroleum Gas(LPG) storage and filling plant that exploded at Mradi, Embakasi did not meet safety distance standards.

In a statement on February 2, the authority stated that it had rejected several applications made by the company to construct a storage and filling plant at the site.

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