Draft:2023 Totota fire
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Comment: Need to add more information regarding to the subject and reliable source also. --- Bhairava7 • (@píng mє-tαlk mє) 15:13, 10 January 2025 (UTC)
| Date | 26 December 2023 |
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| Location | Totota, Bong County, Liberia |
| Cause | truck crash |
| Deaths | 89 |
On December 26 2023 an fuel truck crashed and exploded while people were collecting spilled fuel in the city of Totota, Liberia around 130km away from the capital Monrovia.[1] The explosion started a fire killing over 70 people. [2] According to UN Figures poor road safety and weak infrastructure made Sub-Saharan Africa including Liberia the worlds deadliest region for crashes. [3]
Reactions
[edit]President George Weah sent sympathy for the people of Totota and declared a week of mourning[4]
Sierra Leone sent medical workers to the area to help the wounded[5]
References
[edit]- ^ France-Presse, Agence (29 December 2023). "Liberia fuel tanker explosion kills at least 40". The Guardian.
- ^ "World Bank Responds to Gas Tanker Explosion Expresses - Condolences and Support as Liberia Mourns".
- ^ >https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/28/dozens-killed-as-gas-tanker-explodes-in-liberia
- ^ "Liberia: President Weah declares Week of National Mourning". 7 January 2024.
- ^ "World Bank Responds to Gas Tanker Explosion Expresses - Condolences and Support as Liberia Mourns".