He smoked a "pucho" by stealing petrol from a tanker that exploded: 75 dead | Chronic

What began as a normal reversal following a road accident in Morogoro, Tanzania, ended in a tragedy in which at least 75 people died and 39 others were injured.

As explained the head of the regional police Morogoro, Wilbroad Mutafungwa, the truck was overturned and most of the dead were getting gasoline when the vehicle ignited.

The explosion of the tanker carrying gasoline occurred because one of the thieves approached the vehicle with a lighted cigarette. This was reported by witnesses of the incident at the time of realizing the beginning of the fire. However, the police still did not specify how the events had unfolded.

Although at first there were 60 deaths, their number increased when several hospitalized people lost their lives. According to the spokesman of Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH), in Dar es Salaam, four people who were admitted in serious condition died on Monday because of their wounds, about 75 dead.

The President of Tanzania, John Magufuli, said three days of official mourning after the incident and his prime minister, Kbadim MajaliwaHe promised to build a monument in honor of the deadly victims, many of whom have already been buried.