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| Sudan factory EXPLOSION leaves scores of people dead & injured (VIDEOS) | |
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| A huge fire has erupted in Bahri City’s industrial zone, north of the Sudanese capital Khartoum. The Central Committee of Sudan Doctors (CCSD) declared a citywide emergency, and the number of dead is expected to rise. | |
| The incident happened mid-morning local time on Tuesday and forced mass evacuations as huge explosions ripped through the area. Raging fires sent vast plumes of smoke skyward, which were visible across the city. | The incident happened mid-morning local time on Tuesday and forced mass evacuations as huge explosions ripped through the area. Raging fires sent vast plumes of smoke skyward, which were visible across the city. |
| The fire reportedly broke out in the ‘Sila’ ceramic factory and was caused by a gas canister explosion which then quickly spread throughout the area, with fatal consequences. | The fire reportedly broke out in the ‘Sila’ ceramic factory and was caused by a gas canister explosion which then quickly spread throughout the area, with fatal consequences. |
| The CCSD has called on all doctors in the area to report to local hospitals to help manage the crisis and treat casualties of “varying severity” and a “large number of critical cases” while confirming that at least 15 people have been killed, with news outlets reporting the figure may already be as high as 24. | |
| Local media reports vary from between 42 injured to as high as 84 people injured. There has yet to be an official tally of the total number of people injured. | Local media reports vary from between 42 injured to as high as 84 people injured. There has yet to be an official tally of the total number of people injured. |
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