Jamani wadau, mkiona mafuta yanavuja kutoka kwenye gari kimbia, siyo mnakimbilia kupata mafuta dezo! Yanawaka kwa kirahisi mno. Umaskini kitu kibaya sana, maana si ajabu wengine waldihani watuuza hayo mafuta wapate hela ya ugali! Ona sasa watu zaidi ya sabini wamepoteza maisha baada yakuungunguzwa!
Wengine waliokufa ni madereva wa bodaboda na mama nitilie! Walizoa mafuta hata kwenye ndoo! Na wanasema, mafuta yalilipuka baada ya mtu kuchomoa betri ya lori na mtu mwingine alikuwa anavuta sigara! Nasikia huyo mvuta sigara aliambiwa asivute karibu na mafuta. Alijibu mafuta ya kisasa hayawezi kuwaka moto! Nadhani watakuwemo kwenye watu waliokufa!
Wengine waliokufa ni madereva wa bodaboda na mama nitilie! Walizoa mafuta hata kwenye ndoo! Na wanasema, mafuta yalilipuka baada ya mtu kuchomoa betri ya lori na mtu mwingine alikuwa anavuta sigara! Nasikia huyo mvuta sigara aliambiwa asivute karibu na mafuta. Alijibu mafuta ya kisasa hayawezi kuwaka moto! Nadhani watakuwemo kwenye watu waliokufa!
Mungu alaze roho za waliokufa mahala pema mbinguni. Amen.
Kutoka Associated Press
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AP) — A damaged tanker truck exploded in eastern Tanzania as people were trying to siphon fuel out of it Saturday, killing at least 62 in one of the worst incidents of its kind in the East African country.
Tanzanian state broadcaster TBC, citing police figures, said at least 70 more people were injured during the explosion in the town of Morogoro, located about 120 miles (200 kilometers) from the economic hub of Dar es Salaam.
Regional police commissioner Steven Kabwe told the local Azam TV that many suffered serious burns.
Witnesses told The Associated Press that a crowd had gathered around the fuel tanker after it was involved in an accident early Saturday and some people were trying to siphon away fuel when the truck burst into flames.
Video footage posted on social media showed people collecting fuel into jerry cans before the fire incident.
In a statement expressing condolences, Tanzanian President John Magufuli said he was dismayed people attacked vehicles involved in accidents instead of offering help.
Residents are routinely killed by explosions while stealing fuel from incapacitated tankers in East Africa. Those who steal the fuel usually hope to be able to sell it cheaply to motorists.
In 2013, at least 29 people were killed on the outskirts of the Ugandan capital, Kampala, as scores swarmed around the scene of an accident.
There is limited awareness about the danger of explosions of damaged fuel tankers, said Henry Bantu, a road safety expert who runs the Tanzania-based Safe Speed Foundation. Local leaders need to do more to educate people on the risks, he said.
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| Watazamaji kwenye shemu ya mlipuko Morogoro |
