the blast happened after the lorry collided with another vehicle in the capital, freetown. at least 100 people have been injured. umaru fofana reports. the blast happened in eastern freetown after a truck is thought to have rammed into a petrol tanker. people rushed to collect the leaking fuel, causing a heavy trafficjam, according to eyewitness accounts. there was a vast explosion, leaving fireballs spreading through the crowds. vehicles in the traffic jam were set alight, hospitals in freetown are overwhelmed with injured people, many in critical condition. most of the dead have been taken to the central mortuary. we started transporting bodies from 11 until four o clock. the last of the bodies, i had to convey them with some soldiers to the morgue so we could get a total headcount. just outside here are anxious relatives who have been asked to come and identify their loved ones. obviously, some of the bodies are beyond recognition so that is going to be very tricky
received their boosterjab. this includes third doses for those, with certain health conditions. at least 99 people have died in an oil tanker explosion in sierra leone. the blast happened after the lorry collided with another vehicle in the capital, freetown. at least 100 people have been injured. kathyrn stancyszyn reports. the blast happened in eastern freetown after a truck collided with a petrol tanker. people rushed to collect the leaking fuel, causing a heavy trafficjam, according to eyewitness accounts. there was a vast explosion. fireballs spreading through the crowds. vehicles in the traffic jam were satellite. hospitals in freetown are overwhelmed with injured people. many in a critical condition.
people rushed to collect the leaking fuel, causing a heavy trafficjam, according to eyewitness accounts. there was a vast explosion, leaving fireballs spreading through the crowds. vehicles in the trafficjam were set alight, hospitals in freetown are overwhelmed with injured people, many in critical condition. most of the dead have been taken to the central mortuary. we started transporting bodies from 11 until four o clock. the last of the bodies, i had to convey them with some soldiers to the morgue so we could get a total headcount. just outside here are anxious relatives who have been asked to come and identify their loved ones. obviously, some of the bodies are beyond recognition so that is going to be very tricky
at least 99 people have died, and more than 100 others have been injured, after an oil tanker exploded in sierra leone. the truck was in collision with a lorry at a busyjunction in the capital freetown. umara fofana has the very latest. the blast happened in eastern freetown after a truck rammed into a petrol tanker. people rushed to collect the leaking fuel, causing a heavy trafficjam, according to eyewitness accounts. there was a vast explosion, leaving fireballs spreading through the crowds. vehicles in the traffic jam were set alight. hospitals in freetown are overwhelmed with injured people, many in critical condition. most of the dead have been taken to the central mortuary. we started transporting bodies from 11 until four o clock. the last set of bodies, i had to convey them with some soldiers to the morgue, for us to get a total headcount.
nearly 100 people have been killed in a massive fuel tanker explosion in freetown, the capital of sierra leone. the blast on friday night occurred after a truck rammed into a fuel tanker. here s our africa editor mary harper. the blast happened in eastern freetown, after a truck rammed into a petrol tanker. people rushed to collect the leaking fuel, causing a heavy trafficjam. there was a vast explosion, with fireballs spreading through the crowds. vehicles stuck in the jam were set alight. people inside them could not escape. most of the dead have been taken to the mortuary. hospitals in freetown are overwhelmed with injured people, many in a critical condition. police, soldiers and firefighters