Connaught Hospital said 92 bodies had been brought in by Saturday morning. About 30 other severely burnt victims were not expected to survive. Reuters
Firefighters spray water onto a burnt container at PMB Wellington Industrial Estate, east of Freetown. AFP
An oil tanker exploded near Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown, killing at least 92 people and severely injuring dozens of others. AP
The explosion occurred after a bus struck the tanker. AP
Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio, who was in Scotland attending the UN climate summit on Saturday, deplored the 'horrendous loss of life'. AFP
Firefighters work next to burnt wreckages after a fuel tanker explosion in Freetown, on November 6, 2021. - A fuel Tanker exploded at PMB Wellington Industrial Estate east of Freetown on November 5, 2021, killing around 80 people. (Photo by Saidu BAH / AFP)
Cars were severely damaged in the explosion. AFP
People watch the blaze in horror. Reuters
Survivors of the explosion and subsequent fire could be heard crying out in pain in videos shared on social media. Reuters
Sierra Leone's Vice President Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh said officials would 'work tirelessly' after the emergency. Reuters
Connaught Hospital said 92 bodies had been brought in by Saturday morning. About 30 other severely burnt victims were not expected to survive. Reuters
Firefighters spray water onto a burnt container at PMB Wellington Industrial Estate, east of Freetown. AFP
An oil tanker exploded near Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown, killing at least 92 people and severely injuring dozens of others. AP
The explosion occurred after a bus struck the tanker. AP
Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio, who was in Scotland attending the UN climate summit on Saturday, deplored the 'horrendous loss of life'. AFP
Firefighters work next to burnt wreckages after a fuel tanker explosion in Freetown, on November 6, 2021. - A fuel Tanker exploded at PMB Wellington Industrial Estate east of Freetown on November 5, 2021, killing around 80 people. (Photo by Saidu BAH / AFP)
Cars were severely damaged in the explosion. AFP
People watch the blaze in horror. Reuters
Survivors of the explosion and subsequent fire could be heard crying out in pain in videos shared on social media. Reuters
Sierra Leone's Vice President Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh said officials would 'work tirelessly' after the emergency. Reuters
Connaught Hospital said 92 bodies had been brought in by Saturday morning. About 30 other severely burnt victims were not expected to survive. Reuters
