In Kenya, 13 people were killed and 24 injured in the explosion of a crashed tanker truck they were siphoning off, police said on Sunday.
After the disaster of 2009, Kenya has once again been hit by a tragedy linked to the explosion of a tanker truck. 13 dead and 24 injured have so far been counted.
People in the Malanga region of Kenya have just been struck by a tragedy. Late Saturday evening, 13 people were killed and at least 24 others injured in a tanker explosion near Malanga, 315 kilometers northwest of the capital, Nairobi. The announcement was made on Sunday by police, one of whose officials, Charles Chacha, said: “We counted twelve bodies on the spot. Another person died in hospital from his injuries. ” According to the official, the death toll could grow even worse, as many people are missing.
The tragedy occurred after the populations, armed with jerry cans, gathered around the overturned truck following a collision with another vehicle, to siphon off the gasoline which was dripping from it. The first people who came were able to help themselves; It was the turn of the second wave who wanted to take the opportunity that the irreparable happened. “We were awakened by a muffled and powerful explosion. I went to look and saw a huge fireball that had overwhelmed the crowd. People were screaming, ”local resident Jack Odhiambo told AFP.
One of those injured, Wycliffe Otieno, also testified: “I was lucky to be able to run for shelter… But I was told that several of those who were with me did not survive. “.
This tragedy is reminiscent of another that occurred in 2009 near Molo, a town 150 kilometers northwest of Nairobi, which claimed the lives of 122 people.
