Death toll in Peru tanker explosion rises to 30
LIMA, Feb 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll from the explosion of a gas tanker in Lima last month has risen to 30, Peru’s ministry of health said.
Two women and a man were the most recent to succumb to burns from a fireball that occurred when the tanker truck carrying 10,000 liters of liquefied gas exploded on Jan 23.
Initially only two people were killed and 50 injured, but the death toll has continued to rise due to the severity of their burns.
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