A military ammunition depot in Tanzania's largest city blew up overnight in a series of explosions that levelled homes, killed at least 25 people and wounded about 145 others. Thousands ran for their lives, and 200 children have been unable to find their parents.
Several houses and a school were leveled during Wednesday night's explosions, which sent huge orange bursts into the night sky over Dar es Salaam. Debris showered parts of the city 10 miles (15 kilometers) from the Gongola Mboto military base where the depot was located.
It was at least the second such ammunition depot explosion at a military base in Dar es Salaam since 2009. Abdallah Shimbo, the army's chief of staff, said Thursday that 25 people died from the blasts. A military spokesman said.