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At the Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital, where many of the injured were initially treated, the BBC spoke to a man named Geoffrey. He said he and his family were woken by a big explosion and thought their building was collapsing."When I saw that the fire was too much, I used my body to shield my child and sustained burns on my back in the process," said Geoffrey."My family members got minor injuries but I got the most severe burns".