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Another 92 victims were taken to various Freetown hospitals. According to doctors, about 30 people have suffered such severe burns that they have no chance of surviving. Women and children are also among the victims.
A fuel carrier collided with a truck at the intersection of streets on Friday night, but passing motorcyclists caused a traffic jam, rushing to collect the fuel leaking from the tank when the explosion broke out.
A pillar of flame has risen in the sky, and nearby cars and shops have caught fire.
Hundreds of people have gathered at the scene of the accident, where large security forces are now stationed, many of them looking for missing relatives. The videos show the carcasses of the burned fuel truck and truck and the car wreckage thrown out by the explosion.
Although it was initially reported that the explosion also affected a nearby fuel depot, this information has not been confirmed.
The President of Sierra Leone, Julius Mada Bio, who attended the UN climate summit in Glasgow, expressed his deepest condolences to the relatives and victims of the dead, promising them their maximum support. He is about to return to his country soon.
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