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An oil tanker exploded in Sierra Leone after a collision with a truck - 99 dead so far
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-59188753At least 91 people have died after a massive explosion when a fuel tanker collided with a lorry in Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown.
Fuel spilled before igniting and the resulting inferno engulfed bystanders and vehicles at a +
Footage broadcast by local media outlets showed badly charred bodies in the streets s5
Freetown Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr described seeing "harrowing" photos and said there were "rumours that more than 100 people have lost their lives".
The state-run morgue is reported to have received more than 90 bodies and some 100 people are being treated in hospitals and health centres around Freetown.
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