Krispy Kritter Knews - At least 204 killed, hundreds injured in Congo tank explosion
in [Drive]
|
Prev: School Crossing Ladies Use Cameras to Catch Motorists Who Don't Stop
Next: the prelude to a new or higher driving tax?
From: Major Debacle on 3 Jul 2010 13:22 http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/africa/07/03/dr.congo.explosion/ (CNN) -- A government spokesman said Saturday 204 people were killed and at least 190 were injured when an oil tanker flipped over and exploded in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a government spokesman said Saturday. Five of the dead were United Nations peacekeepers, said Mende Omalanga, the country's minister of communications. The tanker flipped over while attempting to overtake a bus on a national road in South Kivu province, on the country's eastern border, he said. When oil began to spill from the overturned tanker, local residents attempted to collect the oil. One was smoking a cigarette, causing the tanker to explode, Omalanga said. He said the number of dead was expected to rise. Some of the injured were being treated locally in surrounding villages, but most were sent to the nearby town of Uvira, he said.
From: Gunner Asch on 3 Jul 2010 13:37 On Sat, 3 Jul 2010 17:22:02 +0000 (UTC), Major Debacle <debacle(a)Use-Author-Supplied-Address.invalid> wrote: >http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/africa/07/03/dr.congo.explosion/ > >(CNN) -- A government spokesman said Saturday 204 people were killed and >at least 190 were injured when an oil tanker flipped over and exploded in >the Democratic Republic of Congo, a government spokesman said Saturday. > >Five of the dead were United Nations peacekeepers, said Mende Omalanga, >the country's minister of communications. > >The tanker flipped over while attempting to overtake a bus on a national >road in South Kivu province, on the country's eastern border, he said. > >When oil began to spill from the overturned tanker, local residents >attempted to collect the oil. One was smoking a cigarette, causing the >tanker to explode, Omalanga said. > >He said the number of dead was expected to rise. > >Some of the injured were being treated locally in surrounding villages, >but most were sent to the nearby town of Uvira, he said. Oil doesnt explode. Now if it was gasoline..that might explain the death toll. Gunner One could not be a successful Leftwinger without realizing that, in contrast to the popular conception supported by newspapers and mothers of Leftwingers, a goodly number of Leftwingers are not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid. Gunner Asch
From: Alfred Stomacker on 3 Jul 2010 17:11 On Sat, 3 Jul 2010 17:22:02 +0000 (UTC), Major Debacle <debacle(a)Use-Author-Supplied-Address.invalid> wrote: >>http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/africa/07/03/dr.congo.explosion/ >> >>(CNN) -- A government spokesman said Saturday 204 people were killed and >>at least 190 were injured when an oil tanker flipped over and exploded in >>the Democratic Republic of Congo, a government spokesman said Saturday. >> >>Five of the dead were United Nations peacekeepers, said Mende Omalanga, >>the country's minister of communications. >> >>The tanker flipped over while attempting to overtake a bus on a national >>road in South Kivu province, on the country's eastern border, he said. >> >>When oil began to spill from the overturned tanker, local residents >>attempted to collect the oil. One was smoking a cigarette, causing the >>tanker to explode, Omalanga said. >> >>He said the number of dead was expected to rise. >> >>Some of the injured were being treated locally in surrounding villages, >>but most were sent to the nearby town of Uvira, he said. whaaa hahahahaha
From: brad herschel on 5 Jul 2010 12:08
I suspect the tanker contained gasoline though it might have supposed to been carrying oil. I have wondered why terrorists in America have not yet used the loaded gasoline truck as a weapon. Congo needs major population reduction. |