国际英语资讯:At least 60 people killed in Tanzania in petrol tanker explosion: official
<p><span word="DAR">DAR</span> <span word="ES">ES</span> <span word="SALAAM">SALAAM</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 10-- <span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span> 60 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spot">spot</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="overturned">overturned</span> <span word="petrol">petrol</span> <span word="tanker">tanker</span> <span word="exploded">exploded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Morogoro">Morogoro</span> <span word="region">region</span>, <span word="about">about</span> 200 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Dar">Dar</span> <span word="es">es</span> <span word="Salaam">Salaam</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Seventy">Seventy</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="critically">critically</span> <span word="burned">burned</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="scoop">scoop</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tanker">tanker</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Stephen">Stephen</span> <span word="Kebwe">Kebwe</span>, <span word="Morogoro">Morogoro</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="commissioner">commissioner</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="horrible">horrible</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="rescuers">rescuers</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Tanzania">Tanzania</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Force">Force</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scene">scene</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victims">victims</span>," <span word="Kebwe">Kebwe</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phone">phone</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="critically">critically</span> <span word="burnt">burnt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rushed">rushed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Morogoro">Morogoro</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Thirty">Thirty</span>-<span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="referred">referred</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Muhimbili">Muhimbili</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Hospital">Hospital</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="specialized">specialized</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Kebwe">Kebwe</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accident">accident</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="around">around</span> 8 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="tanker">tanker</span> <span word="traveling">traveling</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Dar">Dar</span> <span word="es">es</span> <span word="Salaam">Salaam</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="upcountry">upcountry</span> <span word="overturned">overturned</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="knocking">knocking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="motorcycle">motorcycle</span> <span word="rider">rider</span>.</p><p>"<span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tanker">tanker</span> <span word="overturned">overturned</span>, <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="youths">youths</span>, <span word="started">started</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fetch">fetch</span> <span word="petrol">petrol</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="disconnect">disconnect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tanker">tanker</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="battery">battery</span>, <span word="igniting">igniting</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="burned">burned</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Kebwe">Kebwe</span>.</p><p>"<span word="A">A</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="engulfed">engulfed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="around">around</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="ghastly">ghastly</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="before">before</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Kebwe">Kebwe</span>.</p>
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