Tag Archives: Tank truck

Ethiopia: 20 killed, 21 injured to save a burning fuel tanker

January 4, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

DEBRE TABOR, GONDER – At least 20 people were killed and 21 seriously injured when they were trying to put out a fire that had engulfed a fuel tanker near the small town of Kimir Dingai on Wednesday. Fully loaded … read more »

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Nigeria Tanker fire kills 200: New Report

July 13, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Tanker exploded. The explosion sounded like an earthquake. Many of them could not come out alive,” a panic-stricken survivor of a petrol tanker fire that killed over 200 at the outskirts of Okogbe community, Rivers State, on Thursday narrated to … read more »

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Fuel tanker explodes in Abuja

November 16, 2011 by benim

Abuja – Police say a fuel tanker has exploded in Nigeria’s capital of Abuja, sending a plume of smoke over the city. Large explosions were heard on Wednesday afternoon. Local police spokesperson Jimoh Moshood told The Associated Press that the … read more »

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Suicide attack targets Somalia military camp

February 21, 2011 by benim

A suicide attack targeting a military camp in Mogadishu killed at least two people Monday, medical officials in Somalia said. The toll is expected to rise, said Ali Musa, a head of a Mogadishu ambulance service. The attack took place … read more »

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