People look on at a pile of burnt motorbikes in the aftermath of a fuel tanker explosion in Freetown
Sharjah 24 – Reuters: The state-run central morgue in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown has received 91 bodies as a result of a fuel tanker explosion that occurred in the early hours of Saturday, its manager Sinneh Kamara told Reuters.
The massive explosion occurred at a petrol station in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, killed at least 91 people, burning people in cars and streets nearby, a rescue worker and nurse said Saturday.
The flames then spread in the area, burning people in cars and on roads nearby.
Sierra Leone's Vice President Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh had arrived on site on Saturday.
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