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At least 98 people have died after a massive explosion when a fuel tanker collided with a lorry in Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown.
Fuel spilled before igniting and the resulting inferno engulfed bystanders and vehicles at a busy junction.
Footage broadcast by local media outlets showed badly charred bodies in the streets surrounding the tanker.
After visiting the scene, Vice-President Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh said it was a "national disaster".
He said that the injured would receive free medical treatment.
Sierra Leone explosion: Scores dead after Freetown oil tanker collision
The accident happened after the tanker collided with another vehicle in the nation's capital, Freetown.
www.bbc.com
