World: In the Congo, an awful tragedy involving an oil tanker and a cigarette
- It started with a tipped-over oil tanker in the democratic republic of congo. As is common in the region, people tried to collect the spilled fuel from the tanker (around the tiny town of Sange, in South Kivu province), which can lead to explosions. And some dude was smoking a cigarette. And, worse, the explosion happened near a bar. During a World Cup game. … *shudder*. The result? Unspeakably awful. We’re talking bodies burned beyond recognition. Some quick numbers:
- 230+ number of people killed in the blast
- 190+ number of people injured by the tanker
- no there aren’t photos of the incident yet source