99 Killed in Fuel Tanker Blast in Sierra Leone Capital

99 Killed in Fuel Tanker Blast in Sierra Leone Capital
People watch burnt car and motorcycles after a fuel tanker explosion in Freetown, Sierra Leone on Nov. 6, 2021. National Disaster Management Agency-Sierra Leone/Handout via Reuters
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FREETOWN—At least 99 people were killed and more than 100 injured in the capital of Sierra Leone late on Friday when a fuel tanker exploded following a collision, local authorities said.

Fuel still appeared to be leaking from the wrecked tanker on Saturday morning as police and soldiers tried to clear large crowds of onlookers from the street, according to a Reuters reporter.