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At least 98 killed in Sierra Leone fuel tanker explosion
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Nearly 100 people died after a fuel tanker exploded in a suburb of Sierra Leone‘s capital, Freetown. Authorities in the West African country confirmed the details Sunday.
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An oil tanker exploded near Sierra Leone's capital, killing at least 92 people and severely injuring dozens of others after large crowds gathered to collect leaking fuel, officials and witnesses said Saturday.
The explosion, in the capital, Freetown, happened as large crowds gathered to collect leaking fuel. The tanker was earlier damaged in an accident with a bus.
By Teele Rebane and Yong Xiong, CNN At least 91 people died on Friday after a fuel tanker exploded in a suburb of Sierra Leone‘s capital, Freetown, according to authorities in the West African country. Mohamed Lamrane Bah, director of communications for Sierra Leone’s National Disaster Management Ag…
The explosion, in the capital, Freetown, happened as large crowds gathered to collect leaking fuel. The tanker was earlier damaged in an accident with a bus.
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) -- Scores of people were feared dead near Sierra Leone's capital Saturday after an oil tanker exploded while large crowds had
An oil tanker exploded killing almost one hundred people. The accident happened the Freetown of Wellington in Sierra Leone. Many others were injured in the blast and are being treated for severe burns in hospital.
Ninety-one people were killed and over 100 wounded in the capital of Sierra Leone on Friday when a fuel tanker exploded following a collision, the central morgue and local authorities said.
Scores of people were feared dead near Sierra Leone’s capital after an oil tanker exploded at a gas station while large crowds had gathered to collect leaking fuel, officials and witnesses said.
An oil tanker exploded near Sierra Leone’s capital, killing at least 92 people and severely injuring dozens of others after large crowds gathered to collect leaking fuel, officials and witnesses said Saturday.
