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  Goma petrol explosion kills 50
Updated 21 January 2002, 09.55
A fireball and black smoke are seen in downtown Goma
A petrol station in the town of Goma has exploded killing about 50 people in the DR of Congo.

The people were using plastic containers to steal petrol from the tanks when lava from the volcanic eruption ignited the fuel.

Devastated

Boy stands on cooled lava flow

The eruption from Mount Nyiragongo has devastated Goma, leaving thousands homeless. Lava has been flowing through the town and into Lake Kivu since Thursday.

The lava flow is still bubbling and exploding and has split Goma in two, but can be crossed at some points.

And even though there are still earth tremors threatening more eruptions, refugees are clambering over the lava to get back to their ruined homes to see what belongings they can rescue.

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