Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris has appealed to Kenyans of goodwill to come out and donate blood and save the lives of the Embakasi blast survivors.
Several people were on Friday morning rushed to various hospitals across the city after they sustained injuries after a lorry carrying gas cylinders exploded in Embakasi.
Passaris through her X handle called on Kenyans wishing to donate blood to do so at various facilities where the survivors had been rushed for emergency care.
"Urgent Appeal: Blood needed for Embakasi Village fire survivors. More than 300 factory workers and residents were affected," Passaris said.
"Please visit Mama Lucy, KNH or the nearest hospital to donate blood. My thoughts and prayers are with the families that have lost their loved ones in this unprecedented tragedy," she added.
The government in a statement on Friday morning said two Kenyans had lost their lives while being attended to at the Nairobi West Hospital.
Government Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura in the update on the tragedy said 222 people were injured by the fire and have been rushed to various hospitals.
Some 21 survivors are at the Kenyatta National Hospital, 160 at Mama Lucy General Hospital, 19 at Mbagathi Hospital, 14 at the Modern Komarock Hospital, and eight at Nairobi West Hospital.
Mwaura said a lorry carrying gas cylinders exploded in Embakasi.
"Yesterday (Thursday) at around 11:30 pm, there was a huge explosion at Mradi area, in Embakasi, Nairobi County. One Lorry loaded with gas exploded, igniting a huge ball of fire that spread widely," he said.
Mwaura further revealed that a flying gas cylinder hit the Oriental Godown nearby, burning it down. The godown deals in garments and textiles.
As a result, the inferno further damaged several vehicles and commercial properties, including many small and medium-sized businesses.
The fire even spread to residential houses, he said.
