Truck tanler explosion in Mali capital kills six, wounds 46

Record ID: 1432582

  • Title: Truck tanler explosion in Mali capital kills six, wounds 46
  • Date: 24th September 2019
  • Summary: BAMAKO, MALI (SEPTEMBER 24, 2019) (REUTERS) BLAST SITE WITH FIRE TRUCK FIREFIGHTERS BY BURNT CARS RESCUE TEAM TREATING INJURED VICTIM VARIOUS OF DAMAGED VEHICLES WATER BEING SPRAYED OVER BURNED AREAS TEAM PREPARING TO REMOVED DAMAGED CAR FROM SCENE (SOUNDBITE) (French) REGIONAL HEAD OF CIVIL DEFENCE FOR THE DISTRICT OF BAMAKO, LIEUTENANT COLONEL ADAMA DIATIGUI DIARRA, SAYING: "So the tank overturned, the fuel continued to spill, fire had already started so quickly there was a massive explosion. The blast caught a lot of cyclists, it's the hardest part." VARIOUS OF VEHICLE PARTS ON GROUND VARIOUS OF BURNT CAR BEING MOVED PEOPLE GATHERING AROUND MINISTER FOR SECURITY AND CIVIL DEFENCE, GÉNÉRAL SALIF TRAORÉ (SOUNDBITE) (French) MINISTER FOR SECURITY AND CIVIL DEFENCE, GÉNÉRAL SALIF TRAORÉ, SAYING: "What just happened is tragic, there are already six dead, calcinated bodies, more than 40 injured at different levels, the rescue teams were able to put out the fire but the damage was already done. Investigations are ongoing to determine what happened, and you've seen that searches are continuing to see if there are no other bodies or injured that we've not seen during the operation." RESCUE TEAM AT SITE AMBULANCE DRIVING AWAY
  • Embargoed: 8th October 2019 21:56
  • Keywords: blast petrol tanker fire accident victims hospital
  • Location: BAMAKO, MALI
  • City: BAMAKO, MALI
  • Country: Mali
  • Topics: Ground Accidents/Collisions,Disaster/Accidents
  • Reuters ID: LVA001AY0RKG7
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:A fuel tanker exploded during a traffic accident in the centre of Mali's capital Bamako on Tuesday (September 24), killing six people and badly wounding 46 others, an emergency response official said.
    The tanker swerved out of the way of a motorcycle, lost control, crashed on its side and exploded, a witness told Reuters.
    The witness said the flames reached onlookers, who ran to put themselves out in nearby gutters.
    Photos of the scene show black smoke rising into the sky.
    There are no suggestions that the accident had any link with Islamist groups who carry out attacks in the West African country.
    (Production: Aruna Saalum, Christophe Van Der Perre)
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