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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,527 posts) Thu Sep 17, 2015, 09:10 AM Sep 2015

Official: 85 people killed in fuel tanker explosion in rural South Sudan.

Source: Associated Press, via the Washington Post

By Associated Press September 17 at 8:32 AM

JUBA, South Sudan — Official: 85 people killed in fuel tanker explosion in rural South Sudan.

Copyright 2015 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/official-85-people-killed-in-fuel-tanker-explosion-in-rural-south-sudan/2015/09/17/1ac73cc4-5d38-11e5-8475-781cc9851652_story.html

Other sources say the toll is more than that, but I'm going with the AP.

This is probably not of national importance, but there are other international stories in LBN.

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Official: 85 people killed in fuel tanker explosion in rural South Sudan. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2015 OP

Apparently, the people were siphoning off fuel from the truck that had started leaking after the Little Tich Sep 2015 #1

At least 170 killed, officials say muriel_volestrangler Sep 2015 #2

Little Tich

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1. Apparently, the people were siphoning off fuel from the truck that had started leaking after the

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Sep 17, 2015, 10:48 AM

Sep 2015

crash.

Then there was a spark.

Horrible...

muriel_volestrangler

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2. At least 170 killed, officials say

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Sep 17, 2015, 02:50 PM

Sep 2015

The tanker had veered off the road in Maridi, Western Equatoria state, and local residents were siphoning off the fuel when the vehicle exploded, they said.

At least 50 people are reported to have been injured.

Local hospitals have been overwhelmed, and state officials have appealed to the Red Cross and the UN for help.
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Mr Yanga confirmed the death toll had risen to 176, and said officials feared the true number of wounded was not yet known as many may have fled the scene.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-34282520

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