World / Oil tanker explodes in Sierra Leone, killing 92, many seriously injured

Freetown (Sierra Leone): At least 92 people were killed and several others seriously injured in an oil tanker explosion near the capital, officials and eyewitnesses in the African country of Sierra Leone said on Saturday. Went.

Dangerous explosion on Friday night

The explosion occurred late Friday night after a bus collided with a tanker in Wellington, a suburb east of Freetown. According to staff member Fode Musa, 92 bodies are reported to have been brought to the Connaught Hospital morgue till Saturday morning. About 30 victims with severe burns are not expected to survive. Also, the injured people whose clothes were burnt in the fire after the explosion were lying naked on stretchers.

Video found after the explosion showed a giant fireball burning at night, while some seriously scorched people were moaning in pain.

President expressed grief over the accident

Meanwhile, President Julius Maada Bio, who was in Scotland to attend the UN climate talks on Saturday, expressed grief over the incident. He tweeted, 'My deepest sympathies to the families who have lost their loved ones and those who have been burnt. And others will work tirelessly in view of the emergency. "We are all deeply saddened by this national tragedy, and this is indeed a difficult time for our country," he said on his Facebook page.