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| Dozens killed in Mozambique fuel truck blast | Dozens killed in Mozambique fuel truck blast |
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| More than 70 people have been killed in a fuel truck explosion in Mozambique, government officials say. | |
| Some reports suggest the death toll may be as high as 73, and 110 people have suffered burns. | Some reports suggest the death toll may be as high as 73, and 110 people have suffered burns. |
| It happened in Tete province near the border with Malawi, where the truck was carrying petrol from the coast. | |
| A government statement said that people were trying to siphon fuel from an overturned truck when heat caused it to explode. | A government statement said that people were trying to siphon fuel from an overturned truck when heat caused it to explode. |
| It said government officials would be sent to the region to investigate the incident, and many of the injured had gone to hospital. |