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People walk among rubble at the site of a fuel truck explosion in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Nov. 1, 2012. A fuel truck exploded after hitting portions of a bridge, engulfing buildings and cars in flames, witnesses and officials said.
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An injured man lies on a stretcher after an explosion in eastern Riyadh on November 1, 2012.
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People walk among debris at the site of a fuel truck explosion in Riyadh on Nov. 1, 2012.
NBC News staff and wire reports — Updated at 9:39 a.m. ET: At least 22 people were killed when a fuel truck crashed into an overpass in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Thursday, triggering an explosion that brought down an industrial building and torched nearby vehicles, officials and state media said
Health ministry spokesman Saad al-Qahtani said 135 people were injured in the disaster. He told state television they were mostly men and included some foreigners. Click here for updates on this developing story.
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Must be some really high test fuel to cause that much damage. Or???
Or ? Don't worry it's not a terrorist attack / .....
The couple of gallons of fuel under your oven is capable of blowing up your whole kitchen with 2-3 rooms , so what do you think a fuel tank with approximately 15 000 gallons (5 million liters) will cause ? Plus with the traffic behind it and the building's population ....
Accidents happen on the roads, including trucks .... here's what happened :"The truck driver was surprised by a road accident on its route, causing it to crash into one of the pillars of the bridge,"