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220 dead in Congo fire

Published: Sunday | July 4, 2010 Comments 0

At least 220 people were confirmed dead in the Democratic Republic of Congo when an overturned oil tanker exploded on Friday.

More than 100 persons were also injured in the fire in Sange, near the border with Burundi, and officials fear the death toll could rise.

Some of those who died were trying to collect leaking fuel, but others were trapped inside buildings, including a cinema, by the fire.

The accident happened late on Friday in Sange, about 70km (40 miles) south of the town of Bukavu in South Kivu.

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