Oil tanker blast, 92 killed, accident in Sierra Leone

Meanwhile, Sierra Leone’s President Julius Mada Bio, who was in Scotland to attend UN climate talks on Saturday, expressed grief over the incident. He tweeted, ‘My deepest sympathies to the families who have lost their loved ones and those who have been burnt.’

It has been told that the oil tanker had leaked. A large number of people had gathered there to loot the oil. During this, the oil tanker exploded and a large number of people present there got caught in it. It has been told that 30 people are seriously injured, whose chances of survival are negligible.

Vice President Mohamed Zuldeh Jaloh visited two hospitals overnight and said Sierra Leone’s National Disaster Management Agency and others would “work tirelessly” in the wake of the emergency. He said on his Facebook page, ‘We are all deeply saddened by this national tragedy. It is indeed a difficult time for our country.

Posted By: Mithilesh Jha