Video clips circulating on social media showed the charred remains of dozens of young men and burnt motorbikes. In footage from before the explosion, a large crowd was collecting liquid from puddles in yellow jerry cans.
“…The situation is really bad. Many people died, here even those who were not stealing fuel because this is a busy place.”
Government spokesman Hassan Abbasi said at least 60 people died and 70 were injured in the blast, which occurred in Morogoro, a town around 200 km (120 miles) west of the commercial capital Dar es Salaam.
President John Magufuli was “shocked and saddened” by the accident, his office said in a statement.
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