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At least 23 people have been killed and over 130 others have been ijnured in Sudan’s capital Khartoum after a fire triggered by an explosion tore through a factory, the government said. The fire was triggered by a blast in a gas tanker.
بيان من مجلس الوزراء الإنتقالي
شهدت المنطقة الصناعية بالخرطوم بحري إندلاع حريق هائل بمصنع سالومي للسيراميك بضاحية كوبر.
تسبب الحريق في سقوط ٢٣ قتيلاً وأكثر من ١٣٠ جريح حتي الان،— Abdalla Hamdok (@SudanPMHamdok) December 3, 2019
“Preliminary observations indicate a lack of necessary safety measures and equipment at the factory, in addition to random storage of flammable materials,” the government said in a statement commenting on the incident.
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Videos from the ground:
Today in #Sudan a gas tanker exploded at a ceramics factory in the industrial zone of Bahri, #Khartoum. At least 23 people were killed and 45 injured.
video by @moo_musa pic.twitter.com/FkmVy02CKx— SudanToday (@TodayInSudan) December 3, 2019
A ceramic factory in Bahri exploded today. This is so so tragic, may the people who lost their lives Rest In Peace ? ? pic.twitter.com/TZjRJbBkGV
— Sorcha (@ElSorcha) December 3, 2019
حريق هائل بالمنطقة الصناعية بحري بالقرب من مصانع جورج حجار pic.twitter.com/7gH1q0MBIe
— Cola aljane (@Cola_Aljane) December 3, 2019
حريق كبير في المنطقة الصناعية بحري (قالو مصنع زيوت)…حصل انفجارين واللهب وصل لغايت مكان التصوير pic.twitter.com/U9r90ju2ep
— عصمت أبوقصيصة (@ismatnabil) December 3, 2019