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'More than 100' reported dead after fuel tank explosion in South Sudan | 'More than 100' reported dead after fuel tank explosion in South Sudan |
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More than 100 people are reported to have been killed in South Sudan after a fuel truck explosion. | More than 100 people are reported to have been killed in South Sudan after a fuel truck explosion. |
A local government official, Charles Kisagna, said at least 100 people were killed and a further 50 people were injured in the blast in Maridi in the country’s heavily rural Western Equatoria state when the truck veered off the road. | A local government official, Charles Kisagna, said at least 100 people were killed and a further 50 people were injured in the blast in Maridi in the country’s heavily rural Western Equatoria state when the truck veered off the road. |
Presidential spokesman Ateny Wek Ateny previously reported that 85 people were known to have died. | Presidential spokesman Ateny Wek Ateny previously reported that 85 people were known to have died. |
According to local officials, the truck was “full of petrol” which started to leak after the crash. | According to local officials, the truck was “full of petrol” which started to leak after the crash. |
Locals began siphoning off fuel and someone is believed to have lit a cigarette, sparking an explosion. | Locals began siphoning off fuel and someone is believed to have lit a cigarette, sparking an explosion. |
Mr Ateny said the injured had been taken to local hospitals. | |
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