9 Killed, 4 Injured in Nigeria Oil Tanker Fire

9 Killed, 4 Injured in Nigeria Oil Tanker Fire
Smoke rises above the cars in fire on a street in Lagos, Nigeria, June 28, 2018. Rapid Response Squad/via Reuters
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An oil tanker truck caught fire in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos on Thursday, June 28, killing nine people and burning out 53 other vehicles, an emergency agency official said.

Video seen by Reuters showed vehicles ablaze and thick black smoke billowing across a wide stretch of road.