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Gachagua to visit Embakasi fire survivors at Mama Lucy Hospital and KNH

Most of the victims who sustained burn injuries have, however, been treated and discharged

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by PURITY WANGUI

News02 February 2024 - 11:58
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In Summary


  • Mama Lucy had the highest number of victims due to its proximity to the scene of the incident.
  • Nairobi county government waived all medical fees for the victims of the Embakasi fire incident.
An emergency responder from the Kenya Red Cross at the scene of the explosion in Embakasi on February 2, 2024

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua is expected to tour the Embakasi fire scene on Friday.

Gachagua will also visit the fire victims admitted to Mama Lucy Hospital and the Kenya National Hospital (KNH).

Most of the victims who sustained burn injuries have, however, been treated and discharged from the various health facilities they had been rushed to.

Mama Lucy had the highest number of victims due to its proximity to the scene of the incident.

Nairobi county government waived all medical fees for the victims of the Embakasi fire incident.

"The County Government has also waived all medical fees at the County facilities attending to the injured and bereaved," Governor Johnson Sakaja said.

The county boss also stated that his officers are also mobilising relief items in conjunction with other agencies to ensure the comfort of all those affected.

At least 143 survivors of the gas explosion have been treated and discharged from various Nairobi public hospitals.

Giving an update, Sakaja said the affected residents were at Mama Lucy and Mbagathi hospitals.

"As of now, Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital has treated 167 victims, comprising 142 adults and 25 children," he said.

Out of the 167 survivors at the facility,  143 have been treated and discharged after their conditions had been determined as stable by the doctors.

Sakaja announced that of the 24 patients who were critically injured at the facility,  suffered more than 6o per cent burns.


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