GABES, 15 March, 2021 (TON): On Saturday, at least six people died and one injured in an explosion of an asphalt tank in an industrial zone in Gabès, in south-eastern Tunisia.
The explosion occurred at 9:30 am local (08:30 GMT).
Moez Triaa, the spokesperson for civil protection said, "We made in a first preliminary assessment six dead and one wounded."
Four people died on the spot and the other two after being transported to a hospital in Gabès.
Triaa did not give any further details and said, search operations to find other possible victims are still ongoing.
However, the cause of the not-so-small explosion remained unclear and revealed that a huge black smoke covered part of the industrial zone of Gabès.
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