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At least 23 people were killed and 45 injured when fire broke out after a gas tanker exploded at a ceramics factory in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Tuesday, a district police chief said.
Six of the wounded were in critical condition, said Brigadier General Hassan Abdullah, northern Khartoum’s Bahri district police director.
The casualties include employees of various nationalities including some from Asian countries, medical sources said.
The fire came after a gas tanker exploded while unloading its shipment at the factory, witnesses said, adding that the blast was so powerful it blew the tanker into a nearby lot.

State TV said the blast had led to major loss of life and property, and that a rescue operation was ongoing.
Thick plumes of black smoke billowed into the sky after the blaze broke out in the industrial zone.
Police cordoned off the entire area, according to a correspondent at the scene.

A doctors committee linked to the country’s protest movement said the casualties were taken to several hospitals in the capital. The committee urged off-duty doctors to help out.
It was not immediately clear what caused the explosion.


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epa08041556 Soldiers and people inspect the site of a tile manufacturing unit after an explosion in an industrial zone, north Khartoum, Sudan, 03 December 2019. According to media reports quoting medical sources, at least 15 people were killed and more than 90 injured in an explosion at tile factory in Khartoum. The cause of explosion was not immediately clear. EPA-EFE/MARWAN ALI

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A gas tanker exploded at a ceramics factory in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, causing a massive fire
At least 45 people are injured, some critically, police say



A gas tanker exploded at a ceramics factory in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, causing a massive fire.


Explosion and fire at factory in Sudan cause at least 23 deaths

.css-1mniedq{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;} A gas tanker exploded at a ceramics factory in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, causing a massive fire At least 45 people are injured, some critically, police say

A gas tanker exploded at a ceramics factory in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, causing a massive fire

At least 45 people are injured, some critically, police say