INQUIRER.net: 31 dead in oil tanker blaze in Uganda capital – police

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31 dead in oil tanker blaze in Uganda capital – police Jun 30th 2013, 22:54 KAMPALA— At least 31 people have died in a blaze that engulfed an oil tanker after it was hit by another vehicle in a suburb of the Ugandan capital, police said Sunday.   "We can confirm 31 dead and over 10 others seriously injured in the inferno," Kampala Metropolitan Police commander Andrew Kaweesa told AFP after inspecting the scene of the accident that took place on Saturday night.   "Most of the victims were scooping fuel from the tanker after it was hit by a car and fuel spilled out," Kaweesa said.   "People rushed there to take the fuel and in the process fire broke out engulfing the whole area and trapping them," he added.   Charred b... Keep on reading: 31 dead in oil tanker blaze in Uganda capital – police Media files: uganda.jpg (image/jpeg)

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