At least three dead and dozens seriously hurt after blasts rip through gas plant in Kenya

The explosion set off a fireball at the gas plant (Philip Awinyo Jeremiah via AP)

Tom Odula, Associated Press

A truck loaded with liquid petroleum gas cylinders exploded and set off a late-night inferno that burned homes and warehouses in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, killing at least three people and injuring more than 270, officials said on Friday.

The death toll was expected to rise and there were at least 24 people were critically injured, the Kenya Red Cross said.