A tanker truck exploded and at least 60 people were killed and looted

At least 60 people have died and 70 others were injured in the breath This Saturday, a tanker carrying gasoline in the Tanzanian region of Morogoro, about 200 kilometers west of Dar es Salaam, local media reported.

As explained by the head of the Morogoro Regional Police, Wilbroad Mutafungwa, the truck had flipped and most of the deceasedand they were carrying gasoline when the vehicle caught fire.

Witnesses said that the fire started after a people will approach the tanker with a cigarettealthough the police still did not specify how the events had unfolded.

Many bodies they were totally charred, which makes identification impossible, according to the same sources.

This type of accident often occurs in some parts of Africa. In early July, at least 50 people lost their lives and dozens more were injured in Nigeria, when another tanker containing fuel exploded.