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| Fuel truck crash in Riyadh sparks explosion that destroys building | Fuel truck crash in Riyadh sparks explosion that destroys building |
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| At least 10 people have been killed after a fuel truck crashed into a flyover in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, triggering an explosion that caused the collapse of an industrial building, witness and television reports say. | At least 10 people have been killed after a fuel truck crashed into a flyover in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, triggering an explosion that caused the collapse of an industrial building, witness and television reports say. |
| Al-Arabiya and al-Jazeera television stations reported that at least a further 50 people were injured. They said 10 were dead and a witness at the scene told Reuters he had seen that many bodies. | Al-Arabiya and al-Jazeera television stations reported that at least a further 50 people were injured. They said 10 were dead and a witness at the scene told Reuters he had seen that many bodies. |
| The building, several storeys high, was almost levelled by the blast, with only one corner left standing. Several adjacent buildings were damaged and nearby vehicles, including a minibus on the flyover, were set on fire, witnesses said. | The building, several storeys high, was almost levelled by the blast, with only one corner left standing. Several adjacent buildings were damaged and nearby vehicles, including a minibus on the flyover, were set on fire, witnesses said. |
| Television footage of the disaster and pictures posted on social media showed a body lying by burnt-out vehicles, and at least two charred bodies seated in a car. | Television footage of the disaster and pictures posted on social media showed a body lying by burnt-out vehicles, and at least two charred bodies seated in a car. |
| A civil defence official at the scene, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said a petrol tanker had crashed into a concrete flyover. He and other officials were unable to give further details of the incident. | A civil defence official at the scene, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said a petrol tanker had crashed into a concrete flyover. He and other officials were unable to give further details of the incident. |
| "I was inside the building when the blast came. Then boom, the building collapsed. Furniture, chairs and cabinets blasted into the room I was in," said Kushnoo Akhtara, a 55-year-old Pakistani worker, who was covered in dirt and bleeding from multiple cuts over his body. | "I was inside the building when the blast came. Then boom, the building collapsed. Furniture, chairs and cabinets blasted into the room I was in," said Kushnoo Akhtara, a 55-year-old Pakistani worker, who was covered in dirt and bleeding from multiple cuts over his body. |
| "My brother is still inside under the rubble. There are lots of people in there." | "My brother is still inside under the rubble. There are lots of people in there." |
| More than 100 emergency personnel were combing the wreckage on the flyover and searching for victims in the rubble of the building, which housed Zahid Tractor, a distributor of heavy machinery. | More than 100 emergency personnel were combing the wreckage on the flyover and searching for victims in the rubble of the building, which housed Zahid Tractor, a distributor of heavy machinery. |
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