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Countless burnt to death while collecting fuel from fallen tanker

Tanker Explosion
Tanker Explosion
Some of the residents who tried to help themselves to the spilling fuel were burnt to death following a fire that sprung up.
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Countless persons have been burnt to death in the Kara area of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, while collecting fuel from a tanker that fell in the area.

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A resulting fire from the spilling fuel led to an explosion that killed many residents of the area, report says.

According to the Daily Post, the incident happened around 4 AM on Wednesday, June 22, 2016.

It led to massive traffic congestion as the fire was said to have spread to the other lane of the expressway, where inter-state commuters were plying.

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The number of deaths could not be confirmed as at the time of this report.

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