The explosion took place early Saturday after a bus hit the site in the Wellington district, east of the capital.
Le Monde with AP and AFP
The explosion of a fuel depot caused the death of at least 80 people in Freetown, Sierra Leone, announced the Red Cross, stating that relief operations continued Saturday, November 6th.
#Beake | At Least 91 People Have Died After Oil Tank Explosion In # Siereleone’s Capital, #Freetown: On … https://t.co/xg61kxixj
The explosion took place early Saturday after a bus hit the site in the Wellington district, east of the capital, while people had gathered to recover the flowing fuel , According to Associated Press.
The President, Julius Maada Bio, who was Saturday in Scotland to attend the United Nations talks on the climate, lamented “the horrible loss of human lives”. “My sincere condolences to families who have lost loved ones and those who have been mutilated,” he has tweeted .