8 dead, 40 hurt by exploding gas canister in Bolivia

By iNFOTEL
February 11 2018 05:43 PM

CP8127992 — Firemen inspect the site where a gas canister exploded the previous day during a Carnival parade in Oruro, Bolivia, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018. Police say eight people have now died from the explosion of a gas canister at a Bolivian Carnival parade, and the toll of injured has risen to at least 40. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

LA PAZ, Bolivia – The death toll from the explosion of a gas canister at a Bolivian Carnival parade rose to eight Sunday, and authorities said at least 40 people were injured.

Police commandant Romel Rana said three children were among those killed in Saturday’s explosion in the city of Oruro, some 155 miles (250 kilometres) south of the Bolivian capital, La Paz.

Rana said police believe hot oil spilled and burned a hose connected to the tank, releasing gas that exploded.

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