2007 Freetown explosions

2007 Freetown explosion the 2021 explosion 2021 Freetown fuel tanker explosion November 2019 2007 Freetown explosion 2007 12 20 GMT Gas explosion 18 ≈ approximately 5 On 20 December 2007, a series of explosions occurred in the shopping district of Free Street in downtown Freetown, Sierra Leone, killing 18 people while injuring at least five more. Explosions The explosions were preceded by a fire that started in a used clothing storeSydney Morning Herald https://www.smh.com.au/world/gas-explosion-in-sierra-leone-kills-17-20071221-gdru1k.html Gas explosion in Sierra Leone kills 17 21 December 2007 in downtown Freetown and spread to the rest of the four-storey primarily residential building. According to the deputy chief of the local fire brigade, there had likely been a gas leak which was ignited by the fire.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7154251.stm Deadly explosions rock Freetown 21 December 2007 BBC Casualties and initial response The explosions killed at least 17 people and injured an estimated five others, while destroying much of the building it had occurred in and trapping "many people" underneath the rubble. An onsite fire engine was also damaged. The Connaught Hospital was reported to have struggled to care for the wounded. References Category:2007 explosions Category:2007 in Sierra Leone Category:Explosions in Sierra Leone Category:2007 disasters in Africa Category:December 2007 in Africa