A suspected gas explosion has destroyed property worth millions of shillings in Moi’s Bridge, Uasin Gishu County.
The Saturday morning blaze has razed a number of businesses and shops in the market area.
In videos seen by Kenyans.co.ke, a huge inferno can be seen torching part of the kiosks at the market.
County fire engines are containing the situation. The blaze has raised fears of a suspected gas explosion, and no casualties have been reported yet.
Moi’s Bridge is a famous cosmopolitan town located several kilometres from Eldoret on the way to Kitale, the headquarters of Trans Nzoia County.
The town is located a short distance from where the famous River Nzoia crosses the Eldoret-Kitale Highway.