Revealed! What Caused the Busting of Fuel Tanker Along Thika Road {PHOTOS}

On Wednesday 20th between 8 pm and 9 pm, a fuel tanker caught fire at Thika road between Githurai 45 and Kahawa Wendani leading to a messy huge traffic snarl-up on the superhighway.

Revealed! What Caused the Busting of Fuel Tanker Along Thika Road {PHOTOS}

Reports sourced by Bright Kenya news have revealed that the ugly incident could have been caused by overheating of the engine or external causes like friction and oil spills.  

In addition, the fire is believed to had begun on the truck's engine before spreading across the entire truck.

However, no fatalities were reported at the scene of the accident indicating that the driver escaped after he was alerted about the fire.

The fire department came on the site and attempted to put out the fire before it spread further.