The blast from a fuel tanker that blew up in Sierra Leone's capital of Freetown earlier this month has now claimed 144 lives, authorities said on Monday.
FREETOWN - The blast from a fuel tanker that blew up in Sierra Leone's capital of Freetown earlier this month has now claimed 144 lives, authorities said on Monday.
Medics from Italy, Liberia and the World Health Organization have arrived in the country to help treat the injured, Bah added. A crowd gathered to try to scoop up leaking fuel but the tanker then blew up, engulfing them in a fireball.
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