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Thursday, November 1, 2012
Fuel tanker explosion kills 14 people after it crashes into highway(photos)
At least 14 people were killed after a
fuel truck exploded today in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, causing an
industrial building to collapse and injuring dozens more.The
death toll could yet rise as rescue crews picked through charred
vehicles and rubble near the Saudi National Guard building in an
industrial area in the city's eastern district.
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| Wrecked: The explosion caused a building to collapse and left charred cars sitting amongst the debris |
A security official, who refused to be named, said that at least 14 people were killed and 60 were injured. Television footage of the disaster and
pictures posted on social media showed a body lying by burnt-out
vehicles, and at least two charred bodies seated in a car.
'I was inside the building when the blast
came. Then boom, the building collapsed,' said survivor Kushnoo Akhtara, a
55-year-old Pakistani worker, who was covered in dirt and blood from
multiple cuts over his body.
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| Battered: This car was torn apart by the explosion in the Saudi capital |
Television footage of the disaster and
pictures posted on social media showed a body lying by burnt-out
vehicles, and at least two charred bodies seated in a car.'I was inside the building when the blast
came.
Then boom, the building collapsed,' said survivor Kushnoo Akhtara, a
55-year-old Pakistani worker, who was covered in dirt and blood from
multiple cuts over his body.
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