Emergency personnel at the scene of the poisonous gas leak in Shauri Moyo, Nairobi September 28, 2011.At least 20 people have been rushed to hospital for treatment. KENYA RED CROSS
At least 20 people have been rushed to hospital after a gas leak at a factory in Shauri Moyo, Nairobi.
The Kenya Red Cross indentified the gas as chlorine and said it apparently leaked from a welding factory in Shauri Moyo near the busy Burma market Wednesday.
304 students from the nearby Shauri Moyo Adventist School were evacuated to the Pumwani Social Hall.
“The chlorine came from a welding factory in Shauri Moyo. Experts were called in and the road from Burma leading to Gikomba has been cordoned off,” the KRC communications officer Nelly Muluka told nation.co.ke.
The KRC also issued an alert warning people to avoid the area saying the gas was highly poisonous.
Emergency response teams including fire brigade personnel and police were fitted with gas masks as the operation continued.
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