THREE people were killed in an inferno, while 16 others were seriously burnt after a fuel tanker they were siphoning petrol from burst into flames following an accident in Sunningdale, Harare, on Saturday night.
Police suspect some people could have been burnt to ashes since there were many people draining fuel when the tanker exploded. Some of the 16 fire victims were admitted at Harare Central Hospital where their condition is said to be critical.
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FIRE fighters from the Harare Fire Brigade battle to extinguish the fire engulfing the petrol tanker.Some of the remains of the charred bodies.Residents of Sunningdale look at the charred remains of the three people who died in the inferno. Several more are however feared dead after the petrol tanker they were taking fuel from exploded elgulfing all in flames.Another minibus, parked about 20 meters away from the tanker was reduced to a shell. The occupants were rushed to hospital.Some of the remains of the charred bodies.One of the two vehicles that also caught fire as the petrol tanker exploded sending a huge ball of flame into the sky.UP IN FLAMES...The fuel tanker that was involved in an accident along Boshoff Drive in Harare on Saturday (June 11, 2011) night before catching fire as some people reportedly tried to loot the leaking petrol. Several are feared dead.
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