13 Killed in Kenya Fuel Tanker Explosion

13 Killed in Kenya Fuel Tanker Explosion
A street view of Malanga Village in Siaya county, Kenya, in June 2018. Google Maps/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
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NAIROBI, Kenya—A fuel tanker exploded in western Kenya while people were siphoning fuel from it, killing 13 people, police said Sunday.

Residents started siphoning fuel from the tanker after it was involved in a crash late Saturday with a trailer near the Malanga Village in Siaya county, Gem subcounty Police commander Charles Chacha said.