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Accidents claim eight, 200 survive tanker fire

A ball of fire a¬fter a fuel tanker exploded at Mukhonje centre along the Malaba-Eldoret road yesterday. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

Eight people died in separate accidents while 200 football fans escaped death narrowly after a tanker exploded. 

The tanker accident at Mukhonje trading centre on the Eldoret-Webuye highway killed three people on Friday and led to fire that razed down a nearby video den.

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