Family Members Killed After Cooking Gas Cylinder Explodes

A gas cylinder explosion in Shebyoni Village, Kakamega County, has killed one man and left his wife in critical condition.

The incident occurred when a cylinder explosion engulfed Hopkins Matsili, 38, and his wife Henrick Munyasia’s home while they were preparing a meal on Saturday. 

“Their children had gone to school when the fire incident that has destroyed their house happened. The fire ravaged everything, nothing has been left behind,” lamented Mkasa Shinyalu, Hopkins Matsili’s mother.

“Upon reaching the hospital where Hopkins and Henrick were, we saw that they both had sustained very bad injuries. We really don’t know what to do,” she added.

The father of six was confirmed dead while receiving medical care at Kakamega Referral Hospital, while his wife remains in critical condition.