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| Deadly Cameroon tanker explosion | Deadly Cameroon tanker explosion |
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| A fuel tanker in northern Cameroon has overturned and exploded, burning an unknown number of people to death. | A fuel tanker in northern Cameroon has overturned and exploded, burning an unknown number of people to death. |
| A local journalist at the scene in Limani in Far North Province told the BBC that at least 30 villagers had surrounded the tanker after it crashed. | |
| They were trying to scoop up the petrol escaping from the vehicle, which was en route from Nigeria to Chad. | They were trying to scoop up the petrol escaping from the vehicle, which was en route from Nigeria to Chad. |
| As a bus tried to edge past the tanker, a fire was sparked by its exhaust and quickly engulfed the whole area. | As a bus tried to edge past the tanker, a fire was sparked by its exhaust and quickly engulfed the whole area. |
| The exact number of casualties are not known as the incident happened late on Thursday night and the rescue effort was hampered by the dark. | The exact number of casualties are not known as the incident happened late on Thursday night and the rescue effort was hampered by the dark. |
| Journalist Ebenezar Akanga told the BBC's Randy Joe Sa'ah in the capital, Yaounde, that some 18 people are believed to have been taken to hospital. | |
| The most severe cases have gone to the hospital in the provincial capital, Maroua, 95km south of Limani. | |
| Others are being treated at five local health centres, the journalist says. | |
| The bus was carrying about 20 people. | The bus was carrying about 20 people. |