Thika MP in trouble as one dies and 18 injured in his factory

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One person died while 18 were seriously injured when a boiler exploded at Thika’s Junglenut factory on Friday night.

Joseph Murigi, its human resource manager, said an electric fault may have caused the blast. Kenya Power workers had been carrying out repairs when the explosion occurred.

Murigi said more than 400 workers were inside the establishment at the time and that the 18 got injured as they scampered for safety.

Residents who rushed to the scene after the loud noise said they found rescue operations going on.

Thika Level 5 Hospital medical superintendent, Patrick Nyagah, said they received 16 women and two men. He said they were at different stages of diagnosis but that they were all stable.

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According to Thika Level Five Medical Superintendent Dr Patrick Nyaga, one person died on arrival at the hospital. The other one is recuperating at the hospital’s ICU section.

Sixteen patients are currently being treated at the hospital, most of them with minor injuries.

Located in Thika’s Makongeni area, Jungle Nuts Holdings is partly an EPZ company that processes cashew and macadamia nuts and fruits for export.

The company also manufactures electric poles and mattresses for the local market.

The company is owned by first-time legislator for Thika Town Constituency Hon Eng. Patrick Wainaina.

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