Freetown fuel tanker explosion

On 5 November 2021, a fuel tanker crashed with another truck in Freetown, Sierra Leone. This caused an explosion that killed at least 144 people. It also injured over 100 people.

Reports state that a bus full of people were "completely" burnt and nearby shops and markets caught fire after fuel spilled over the streets.

The crash provided a major challenge for Freetown's health service already creaking from years of underfunding. The 2014-2016 Ebola epidemic gutted the country's ranks of medical staff, 250 of whom died, and the system has not recovered.

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