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lt's time for CBC News.
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Starting with today's top news...
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At 10:00 am, on Albea City Number7 Highway
in the Red Hills Residential Area
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an exploding gas tanker killed 72 people
and injured 15 more.
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The impact was devastating.
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Now to Ms, Lai Lee ,who is live at the scene.
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l'm on site here, where
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rescuers are searching for vicims,
and experts are analyzing the disater area.
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After the original accident,
another incident occurred.
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People up to three kilometers from the scene
started to lose consciousness and collapse.
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For a short period, there was extreme panic,
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Now, three hours later ,
things have started to calm down.
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There must have been some sort of chemical
inside the tanker.
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Yes, The police have told us that
the chemicals ignited and caused the explosion.
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There is chance that this was a biological attack,
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so because of that, no one can enter
the area of the accident,
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Has the reaon for the explosion been confirmed yet?
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At the moment, we don't know any of the details,
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However, the gas tanker was reported stolen.
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The police think that there is a possibility
of biological terrorism.